n 1903, a groundbreaking study1 was made on blind
people. The study found that some people who were
deprived of sight were still able to sense or perceive
objects in the room in a way that defied scientific
explanation. It was from this study that the term “Sixth
Sense” originated to describe the ability people have to
perceive information beyond the normal five senses.
Now, after years of research, observation, testing,
practice, and experience I’ve discovered there are
actually 12 senses. Seven of these were lost over a
century ago when this study did not go further in trying
to understand and explain them.
These 7 Lost Senses™2 are:
1. The Sense of Imagination—sometimes called the sixth
sense, it links the physical and the non-physical senses
2. The Sense of Balance—calibrates our inner and
outer worlds. It works together with the sense of
imagination to create a bridge between the first and
last five senses.
3. The Sense of Life—also called the sense of light and
darkness, calibrates and observes the life force. It’s
linked to and connected to but does not involve sight. Its
symbolic attribute is the solar plexus, the third chakra.
4. The Sense of Voice—this sense is attuned to both the
voice of soul, the voice of passion, and spiritual pain.
It’s also related but not linked to sound. Its symbolic
attribute is the throat, the fifth chakra.
5. The Sense of Movement—it corresponds to and is
linked to smell; it has no boundaries. Its symbolic
attribute is the root, the first chakra.
6. The Sense of Warmth—it is linked to touch and can be
calibrated through color. Its symbolic attribute is the
heart, the fourth chakra.
7. The Sense of Substance—the sense of mattering, the
sense of soul; it is connected to taste. Its symbolic
attribute is the sacral, the second chakra.
These senses have been unconsciously used for
thousands of years. These senses are what have helped
psychic, mediums, energy healers, prophets, and
shamans develop the abilities they have.
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Once the crucible of trust or sacred space has
been
created and the client is in a relaxed state of
ne of the most challenging moments that I experience
consciousness
it is possible to travel deeper into their
as a counsellor and as a mediator is when a client
black
hole
and
locate the dysfunction. When a client
comes to an impasse in their psyche, which defies all the
has
dis-identified
with their persona and commences
different modalities of therapy and conflict resolution.
assimilating
their
“shadow” self, incredible healing
Sometimes the client sees this “blind spot” but more
and
significant
change
becomes possible. Step by step
often than not I see it and they become very defensive
the
hypnotherapist
encourages
the client to move
about it. Sometimes it takes great courage on my part to
beyond
the
familiar
into
his
or
her
own unknown. In
lovingly address this issue. At this challenging moment
Buddhist
psychology
this
is
called
“facing
into the fire”.
I commit myself to sharing and reflecting what I am
In
existentialist
psychology
it
is
called
“the
encounter
experiencing in a calm, compassionate, non-projective
with
nothingness”.
and non-judgmental fashion. I attempt to utilize a
My task as a hypnotherapist is to empower my clients
“best-fit projection” of what I am experiencing. I extend
to
“make friends with their fears”. I also act as a mediator
complete latitude to them to partially or fully accept or
between
their inner conflicts. I urge them to distinguish
reject my projection.
between their rational and irrational
When a client completely or mostly
fears. I make suggestions to them that
accepts my best-fit projection, I then
s
s
s
might support them in navigating
e
lln
let them know that, in my view,
we
and negotiating their way through
we are dealing with what I call a
smokin
their psyche.
frui
“black hole”. A black hole is a cluster
I encourage my clients to avoid
or complex in a person’s psyche
bypassing scary and distasteful
xie
which usurps and/or sucks away
ty
issues. I remind them that
self
tremendous amounts of energy that
-esteem
“dissolving is resolving” and that
is then not available to the person
t
they do not have to solve an issue all
weigh
for maintaining a conscious, healthy
at once.
attitude and life-style. I gently invite
COUNSELLING, COACHING
I continually remind my clients
the client to explore further into this
black hole, after checking with them & HYPNOTHERAPY CENTRE that it is literally impossible to
exorcise or totally get rid of any one
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bad memory or negative part of
is strong enough to allow them to
themselves. I suggest to them that
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inviting them to engage in exorcism
in which the client rises above the
which is so closely associated
entity or issue and incorporates it,
with the Catholic faith and/or religious superstition
in
diminished
amounts,
into their cellular memory. I
that it can impede the psyche-logical process that we
suggest
the
image
of
relegating
the matter to a locked
are about to embark upon. I share with them that the
dead
file
down
in
the
back
corner
of the basement of
understanding and psychic healing that can take place
their
psyche.
This
is
similar
to
the
concept
of granting a
is quite scientific and at the cellular consciousness level.
pardon…forgiving
but
not
forgetting.
Basically, we are re-pairing the open and/or short
C. G. Jung in his psychology of archetypes indicates
circuits in the client’s dysfunctional psyche. I indicate
that
we all contain, to some degree, all the traits of
that my role is to be a guide and travelling companion
human
nature. He claims that any attempt to eliminate
into the dark side (or, in the case of enhancement
any
one
of these archetypes in ourselves will cause
counselling, the unexplored bright side) of their
that
archetype
to expand and become an obsession. He
personality. I reassure them that I am not going to desert
urges
that
we
accept
a small tidbit of all the archetypes
them at any point in this process.
as
necessary
ingredients
in enabling us to become
Trust is perhaps the single most significant ingredient
balanced
and
compassionate
individuals. In black hole
in the counselling relationship. In the hypnosis
healing,
I
frequently
suggest
to my client that they
counselling relationship, it is absolutely imperative.
imagine
breathing
in
all
the
blackness
and grossness
To build a very high level of trust it is essential for the
and
evil
in
the
whole
cosmos…and
then…to
imagine
hypnotist to be very courageous and radically honest.
just
breathing
it
out.
This
is
the
ultimate
assimilation
Hypnotherapy clients are allowing themselves to be in
a very vulnerable position and thus they require and of the shadow. From this pitch-black place I also
deserve a safe crucible in which to explore their feelings suggest to my client that they watch for and follow any
small light that appears until they reach their place of
and issues.
empowerment or en-lightenment.

he fourth principle of Divine Healing teaches that
we must be willing to heal our heart first to effect
change in the mind. I found no other way to begin
healing my heart after the suicide of my daughter than
to call on the angels for assistance. By working steadily
with the Divine in many realms, I was able to slowly
open myself up to the idea of giving and receiving love
again, though the process took a long time. Trust rapidly
leaves us in grief. If we can’t trust, we can’t love. To love
we must be willing to display our vulnerabilities. When
we are in pain our survival instinct kicks in and keeps
us from showing all weakness. Weakness means failure.
Losing a loved one reminds us of our failures in many
ways, not just in those things we could have done better
prior to the death of a loved one.
In my book Divine Healing there are numerous
exercises and meditations offered to help with pain
transformation. Many of these invite you to work
directly with the archangels. While too numerous to
detail here, the roles of these angels are plentiful and
available to us anytime. Angels, spirit guides and
departed loved ones help us turn inward to tap into the
power we have to heal through a change of heart – the
gateway to love through forgiveness and acceptance.
The following exercises can help you start the healing
process today.
1. Regularly pay attention to your physical body in
pain. Lying down with eyes closed, notice the areas
that hurt the most (including breathing problems)
and all feelings associated with that pain. Spend
time with your thoughts and emotions as memories
surface connected to the particular body part (don’t
push yourself beyond what you can handle).
Be willing to release all pain and discomfort to
Archangel Raphael while envisioning an emerald
green light spreading through your body. Ask
Raphael to diffuse all darkness within, starting
from your feet to the top of your head. Release

this toxic energy through the crown of your head,
thanking Raphael for his assistance.
2. Regularly perform a life review. With eyes closed
and feeling relaxed, ask Archangel Jeremiel to help
you see what you are ready to release and willing
to accept and forgive viewing different chapters of
your life (include the present). Release your hold
on all limiting and painful thoughts tying you to
this experience by lovingly surrendering them to
Jeremiel. Remember, it’s okay to love yourself.
3. To gain clarity in grief, close your eyes and imagine
all the colours of the rainbow. Ask Archangel Raziel
to your side to answers any questions you have.
Listen carefully and write down what you “hear”
without hesitation. Don’t doubt what you know to
be the truth.
Your heart contains all knowing of your true reason
for being. It speaks to you through joyous and painful
emotions. As a griever struggling with complicated
issues, keep your daily goals simple and realistic as you
allow yourself to heal. Set them based on where you
are today, not on where you want to be down the road.
Through a gentle approach, trust that your heart will
beckon you to find all things that will lead you to feel
happiness once again.
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October 2013

5

A Good Night’s Rest Will
Keep You At Your Best

Judy Spence, ND(QC), RN
rowth and tissue repair require nutrients plus
quality sleep as well. We produce growth hormone
when we sleep. To fall to sleep easily and deeply, do
yoga at night because yoga breaths are calming and can
help induce restful state. Do lymphatic body brushing
(we sell body brushes and ‘how to’ DVDs). Simply
move your hands in a light squeegee motion across
your whole body as follows: repeat the same stroke in
one area five times then move to the next section and
stroke there 5 times and so on. Complete the whole as a
circuit. Repeat the circuit three times. This count of five
strokes repeated three times (15 count) moves you into
the parasympathetic nervous system which is the sleep
system. That is why you feel so relaxed and spent after
a massage. You switch from the sympathetic (hunter/
gatherer) to the parasympathetic (digest/sleep) nervous
system.
Yoga, followed by an Epsom Salts bath in which you
body brush should induce sleep. Many radio stations
are devoted to spa music. Also find progressive muscle
relaxation MP3s on the internet to induce a sleepy state.
Your bedroom should be a safe, allergy and scent-free
oasis, so train your pet to sleep not
just off of your bed but out of your
room. (Sometimes it is the owner
who needs to be trained because
they think their pet won’t be able
to sleep away from them). Whining
dogs and cats can be put into the
kitchen and the door closed until
they are trained to sleep outside
your bedroom.
Vacuum mattresses monthly.
Control household moulds with
‘Concrobium Mold Control’ or
bleaches. Natural products with
‘tannic acid’ break down dead
dust mite bodies. Dust mite covers
provide barriers on mattresses and
pillows. Open window or add on
an air-to-air heat exchanger onto
your furnace system to assure fresh
air in your bedroom oasis.

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Make Your Bedroom A Safe Oasis. Your liver and
your lungs will thank you.
If these alone do not induce or keep you asleep,
consider natural supplements as: 5HTP, melatonin,
threonine, homeopathics and/or herbals. In days of old
a child was given a glass of warm milk before bed. Milk
provides serotonin, calcium and magnesium all which
induce sleep.
Wishing you the most pleasant of dreams ….
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Judy
Spence,
RN,
ND(QC), CH and Gerry
Spence, P.Eng. MBA,
TCM are advanced II
and I NAET practitioners
respectively
at
the
NAET Clinics of Ottawa
and Outaouais. They
help
patients
enjoy
proper,
restorative,
deep sleep using NAET, acupuncture,
Hypnosis, lymphatic drainage, herbals and
homeopathy. Visit www.naetottawa.com
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Switch to unscented laundry
detergents and fabric softeners.
Your body has to break down all the
chemicals you breathe in or absorb
from bed linens. The ENT/Lung
meridian repairs itself from 3-5 am.
It rests and repairs best if not taxed
with allergy reactions to dusts, pets,
mites and scents’.

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Living Beyond Dark and Light:
Polarities, Integration, and Synergy

by Amâeil (Melinda Urban RIHR)
Healing with Divine Heart to Awaken the Deep Truth Within

A

t the time of writing this article it remained to be
seen how things would unfold. With August’s very
positive electromagnetic shift to access higher levels
of Christ consciousness and changes to the masculine
principle, we saw the amplification of the polarities
and increased manipulation by the dark forces. It
happens this way often, and this time we witnessed
the escalation in Syria, which is located in a heavily
infiltrated horizontal planetary grid that relates to the
masculine principle. Many may not understand why
drama and violence keep reoccurring in this area: it’s an
armaggedon/9-11 enslavement program, and you have
choice in it.
The dark forces and Light are not at war. For starters,
Light doesn’t war or manipulate. Secondly, darkness
cannot hide in Eternal Light. Thirdly, even beyond
the healing integration of polarities there is a synergy
taking place – and this is where we are making strides.
Every living thing is based in the natural laws of
polarity here. Our physical expression is weighted
in one polarity but every person’s energetic being
holds both polarities; the right side of our body is the
male principle and positively charged electron, while
the female principle is the left side of our body and
negatively charged proton. Therefore, like the planet,
we are electro-magnetic. Both have value although they
are not always balanced or honoured.
The duality of Light and dark has been prevalent
in the perception of our 3D reality and peppers our
Earth language: right/wrong, black/white, good/bad,
and positive/negative. Other variations of polarity
archetype thoughtforms have also been implanted by
service-to-self beings manipulating our planet to warp
our self-perceptions in this matrix: victimizer/victim,
predator/prey, master/slave, greater than/less than
and important/insignificant.
At the early stages of spiritual awakening the
awareness of darkness and Light has value. Both Light
and darkness are part of our direct experiences in
coming to know the Self. To truly know one you must
know the other; the absence of Light/joy/peace serves
to inform the directional shift to Spirit, while Light is
the source of illuminating ego’s illusions. The deeper
you are willing to see into your darkness and heal, the
more magnificently you radiate your Light.
Yet, eventually we begin to recognize that bouncing
back and forth between the polarities is cyclical and
tiresome. Similarly, polarizing into the extremes of Light
or dark and its various forms is also ineffective. Living
in the extreme of the darkness can be debilitating as

ego structures are dead energy. Light is alive, but only
seeing Light can be equally unhealthy because then one
is in denial of the shadow. The latter is called spiritual
bypass and it perpetuates an alignment with false Light.
The ego personality will also create polarities of subpersonalities to cope with fears. For example, the good
girl persona can be created to garner attention and
approval by following the behaviour deemed right by
her parents. But when the effort doesn’t yield its reward
as hoped, and it becomes too unsatisfying or restrictive,
the ego will create another persona such as the rebel,
who just loves to defy authority. Both act out of fear that
they will not get their needs met, and neither stands in
their authentic power.
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What is Hypnosis?
“Hypnosis is a state of intense focused concentration, where
peripheral distractions are minimized or excluded. It is
a natural way of having access to the subconscious. It is a
form of communication that harmonizes your conscious
and subconscious minds. If properly used, it is a means of
achieving more of the potential which we all possess.”
- Dr. Brian Weiss
It is important to understand how the conscious mind
and subconscious mind work to comprehend hypnosis.
The conscious mind manifests as our automatic
tendencies and personality. It can be smart, but it can
also be impulsive and illogic.

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Right underneath this superficial mind is the
subconscious or inner mind and it is extremely
powerful. The subconscious mind easily helps you
to achieve your deeper objectives, whether it is to be
thin, happy, or confident. In fact, the subconscious is
the real you and it contains the answers to your queries
as well as your own deep wisdom. The greater part of
your authentic self is right underneath the conscious
level, below our awareness, and it has a great impact
on our conscious acts, thoughts, and feelings. Through
hypnosis, I help you to harmonize your conscious and
subconscious minds. Hypnosis helps you to achieve
more of your own potential when properly directed.
Yet hypnosis is probably not what you expect it to
be. In a hypnosis session your body and mind are very

relaxed, but you simultaneously experience alertness.
You do hear everything and throughout the session you
have full control.
Let me explain some facts… Firstly, there is only one
form of hypnosis. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis; and it is
the easiest and most natural thing in the world. All I can
ever be for you or anyone else is a gentle guide. If you
allow me to be your guide, I’ll show you how to place
yourself in a beautiful state of hypnosis, experiencing
physical relaxation and mental alertness. And I’ll show
you how to stay in that beautiful state until we’re
finished our session.
Hypnosis is a 100%-consent state fully controlled by
you. Once your mind is clear and your objectives are
set, which is done totally according to your wishes and
ideas, then in very few sessions you can see remarkable
results.
Lynne Cardinal is a fully Certified Hypnotist with the
National Guild of Hypnotists, holding additional
certifications in Hypnosis Innovative Techniques and
Weight Loss. She is certified by Dr. Weiss in Past-Life
Regression Therapy and she has a PhD in Eastern
Philosophy. Lynne has been offering Stress Management
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have been counselling for over twenty five years
now and have studied and practiced many different
therapeutic approaches. Each one of these has useful
and not so helpful aspects with the exception of the
inner child work which I consider flawless. This one
approach, pioneered by Jean Houston and later John
Bradshaw, has helped, not only myself, but every one
of my clients who has embraced the work with the love
and commitment required to heal the wounded child
within. With this work life changes drastically for the
better.
Our world view is pretty well formed from the ages
of 3 to 8. This world view determines how we relate to
ourselves, our parents, our extended family, our friends,
teachers, ministers, and other people of authority. How
we are raised determines what value we place on being
a male or female, a child, family member, on being a
couple, parents, single or married. By age 8 we have
it all pretty well figured out determined by what we
observed in our family unit whether we were raised by
our birth family, by extended family, by our adopted
family or by others in foster care. We assume as children
what we observe and how we are treated by our
caregivers is correct and normal, because that is all we
know. If it was not loving, respectful and supportive we
do not blame our caregivers, but ourselves-- there must
have been something wrong with us, we must not be
lovable. And so we grow up feeling we are unlovable,
unworthy, unappreciated and unsafe. To a child
growing up without love, nurturance, encouragement
and protection the world is not a safe place. It is not safe
to speak up, to be seen, to be our real selves, not safe to
venture out and take risks---- not safe period. Life and
living is not safe and so we shut our true selves down
and hide deep within where we hope no one can find us
and hurt us any longer.
We grow up through childhood, to adolescence and
young adulthood and the child within, the little 4 or
5 year old who learned he or she was unlovable and
unsafe, stays hidden deep within us. This hidden child
is our subconscious mind and, believe me when I tell
you, the subconscious mind runs the show. Everything
in your life may appear to be going just fine until that
moment when your inner child is threatened, made to feel
unlovable, unworthy, unsupported or unappreciated,
then watch out-----fireworks--- tantrums, rages,
depression, acting out, any number of behaviours that
a 2 to 5 year old might display, behaviours not expected
in a healthy adult. This out of control behaviour results
in shame, guilt, embarrassment and more self-hatred
that feeds the already insecure, self-loathing inner child.

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It is a vicious circle that can only be healed by having
your adult healthy self reach out with love, compassion,
respect and protection to raise your unhappy inner
4 or 5 year old. Until you do the work to heal your
inner child your life will remain out of control. Most
common behaviours of the wounded inner child are
rage and addiction. Shyness, withdrawing to the point
of isolation is another. There are so many ways our
little person inside shows us he or she is demanding to
be loved, valued and protected. I have developed my
unique inner child therapy which worked hugely for
me, 25 years ago, and has continued to help client after
client to raise their inner child to grow up and integrate
with their healthy adult. Result: an adult who no longer
loses control, who loves, honours, values and respects
him or herself; an adult who loves life and lives it fully,
safe to be their true self.
If you would like to talk to me to see if
the inner child work is appropriate for
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October 2013

What to do with Sadness?
By Kerry Palframan RN

M

ost people do not like feeling sadness and I often
hear them say “I want to get rid of it”. I tell you
this is the last thing you want to do with sadness, as it
is a noble, worthy emotion that has much to offer you.
What could sadness possibly offer you? If offers you
the opportunity to rejuvenate, release, and become
grounded and more flexible. These are the beautiful
gifts sadness offers you – if you allow it to be felt,
honoured and accepted.
I like to think of all my emotions as little kids. The
ones I don’t like are the kids I’ve kicked out of the house.
When I feel these emotions it’s like they are banging on
the door asking to be let back in. For the most part our
culture has taught us that certain emotions are negative
and should be kept outside of the house.
Now think of some child (literally) crying outside
your door, huddled in the rain and crying. Would
you seriously not open the door and comfort this sad
wet child? Most of you would, for most of you have
compassion and empathy for others.
What I’m suggesting here is that you start having
compassion and empathy for your own crying, wet, sad
feelings. See it as a little kid, detached from the adult
you, and open the door and begin a dialogue with your
sad emotions.
When you feel sad, simply pop into your own inner
reality and talk to yourself. Say hello to the sadness (it
will be shocked that you are addressing it at all!) begin
a dialogue with it. Comfort it and find out what it needs
and meet those needs.
If you go into the mind chat of “I’m just making all
this up” then just be aware of this inner argument. Yes
you are making it up (the answers you posed to the
sadness), but you are also making your whole life up –
I’m just suggesting you get more aware or conscious of
what you are making up!
When I sit in my sadness, it feels like sitting in a deep
well of clear refreshing water. And this fills me up and
makes me feel better. I have more energy when I allow
sadness into my house, rather than expending energy
trying to keep the door closed.
When you release, it restores the flow of the waters of
your system. Think of your chakra system like a river or
stream - what you call blockages are actually boulders
in the stream and every time you release or remove a
boulder (sadness expressed), then the waters can flow
more easily.
Tears may be shed and this is helpful to the restoration
process. However, it is imperative that you be mindful
of the way you talk to yourself as you cry. If you are
critical, harsh or negative (which is how most people
are programmed to be when sadness surfaces) then that
will only make your sadness feel worse and lead you
into despair or despondency.

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Listen to your thoughts as your sadness emerges. Do
you say “oh for goodness sakes, there’s the horrid sad
feeling again – I hate it”. Imagine telling the sad child
outside your door that you hate it and go away. Instead,
when you feel sad say something like “oh there you are
my little beloved. You feel sad - let me hold you and I
will cry with you. Let me grab some tissues and we’ll
cry together”.
You may also wish to apologize to your sadness and
ask for its forgiveness for ignoring it for so long - for
you were innocent in that you did not know how to
talk with your sadness. Also ask your sadness the allimportant questions; “what needs to be mourned” and
“what must be released”? Then create an answer – give
voice to the sad character living inside you and you will
soon feel refreshed and revived.
Now off you go to enjoy your sadness and welcome
it back into your house. When you can truly let go,
rejuvenation and relaxation will surely follow.
Kerry Palframan is a registered nurse by profession who now
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multi-dimensional spiritual teacher and speaker, intuitive
mentor, author and healer. She offers personal intuitive readings,
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understanding messages from your higher self and spirit guides.
She has also produced a valuable guided meditation CD, Meeting
Your Angels and Spirit Guides. www.indigowisdom.ca

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ets, talk about an enlightened beings! For those of
us that have had the pleasure of having a pet in their
lives, I’m sure you’d agree.
I’d like to believe that these furry little masters made
the decision to come to us because they knew that we
were in need of some interesting life lessons. They
certainly know about non-judgement, how to have fun
and talk about compassion – wow! They’ve got to have
an endless supply.
Perhaps after they’ve accomplished all they could for
us they choose to move on physically and spiritually to
connect and help the next student in need.
By the time this article is published my dear furry
companion of 17 ½ years will have parted ways with
me. I am eternally grateful for all the comfort and many
lessons I’ve gained from our relationship. Patience,
compassion and joyful living in the present moment are
just a few of them.
I certainly will miss the happy greeting I received
each time I returned home, whether I had just put out
the garbage or put in many hours at the office.
Can you just imagine if we all tried to be a dog, just
for a day? I’ll bet we’d have one of the best days of our
lives. Meeting and greeting everyone and everything
without judgement, looking at it as if it’s all a new
experience – yippee, someone new to play with. I’ll
try to remind myself to be more like him when I meet
with old friends, new people or even the ones I take for
granted. It really is so much more fun to live life with
a sense of joy and excitement. This is one of the many
lessons I’ll take from my gifted master.
Loving, accepting and non-judgemental – a few
attributes we can all use a little more of.
My little Percy has taught me well and now he
deserves a rest – perhaps he’ll be playing with all of
his friends in a heavenly garden full of toys and love.
No matter what, I’m sure he’ll be feeling my love for
him wherever he is. And, every time I am living in the
present joyfully, I’ll picture him spinning in circles and
wagging his tail knowing he did a good job!
I hope you are able to take a moment or two to show
your little (or big) companion how much you appreciate
their presence in your
life.
In memory of Percy
a loyal friend and a
great teacher.

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n the Plaza affectionately known as
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etc…) that symbolized the things,
thoughts, beliefs, and memories that
have kept me in hell.
At first I couldn’t think of
anything, so I just walked around in
a daze. And then, out of nowhere, a
pointy black rock spoke to me, “I’m
the boy in sixth grade that broke
your heart.”
A curved twig yelled, “I’m your
twisted ideal relationship you keep
trying to live up to.”
A gnarled bunch of dead grass
hollered, “I’m your awards and
accomplishments.”
A sandy brown speckled pebble
whispered, “I’m the baby you think
you are supposed to have, but never
quite make the time for.”
A cluster of jagged grey rocks chided, “We’re the
girls/women who you thought were your BFFs who cut
you down the moment you turned your back.”
This went on and on as I bumbled along though the
plaza, my heart more tenderized with each step. I was
reassured by the adage, “You can’t heal what you can’t
feel,” because I was feeeeeeling all of these attachments.
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and thrilled at the prospect of being able to release….
which I thankfully did.
This is an excerpt from Dreaming Heaven by Gini
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2013) and will be available at
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com
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the pathways of the great mystery
school at Teotihuacan, Mexico,
first created by the Toltec masters
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certified clinical hypnotherapist, inspirational speaker
and founder of Dream-Life Coach Training. Blogger for
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on FOX news, she hosts the radio show, The D-Spot, and
she’s recently been seen on Dr. Oz and the Ricki Lake
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dogs Shadow and Lola are dreaming heaven in enchanted
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o you suffer from low self-esteem? When something
negative happens in your life, do you beat yourself
up about it again and again?
Focusing on phrases such as: “That was stupid,” “I
am so fat,” “No one loves me,” and many more other
negative statements can easily zap the happiness right
out of your life.
Luckily, this doesn’t have to be permanent. Positive
affirmations can turn your negativity around.
Affirmations are simply statements or phrases, which
focus on the positive rather than the negative.
These mantras can actually reprogram your
subconscious thinking and bring you a plethora of good
benefits that you’ll enjoy for years to come!
Here are some easy ways to incorporate positive
affirmations into your life:
1. Affirmations should always be in the present tense.
Begin your statements with “I can” “I have” or “I
am,” instead of a phrase like “I will” or “I may.”
• Examples of this would be “I have a beautiful body”
and “I am so intelligent,” instead of “I will never be
so stupid again.”
• Choose statements that focus on the positive
attributes you want to encourage, saying them as
if you already exhibit that behavior.
2. Address yourself by name when expressing your
affirmations. Believe it or not, this does make a big
difference. When you say: “I, Jane Doe, am a beautiful
person both inside and out,” it makes your affirmation
more powerful because you hear the lovely sound of
your own name!
• Using your name in the affirmations allows your
subconscious to process the words even quicker.
3. Focus on one or two affirmations to start with.
Although you possess many positive attributes,
it’s best to focus only on one or two when you’re
first starting out. If you start with twenty positive
affirmations, your subconscious may be overwhelmed
or dismiss the deeper meaning.
• For example, if you meet someone who goes on and
on about how great and beautiful you are, what’s
your reaction? Usually after the second or third
compliment, you tend to wonder if this person is
actually being sincere! The same principal applies
to practising too many affirmations at once.
• Focus on one or two, and when they’re firmly
planted into your subconscious, you can move on
to more.

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4. Practice your affirmations as often as possible. Our
subconscious mind is more open to suggestions when
we first open our eyes in the morning and then again
when we’re ready to fall asleep at night.
• The more often you recite your affirmations, the
faster you’ll experience lasting changes.
5. Don’t fret if you’re having trouble writing your
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good, daily affirmations. You can then pick out one or
two that you’d like to focus on and get started.
• Don’t let something as insignificant as not being
able to compose a positive mantra hold you back
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CRYING IN MEDIATION

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hen I was first training as a mediator, back in the
1970’s, a certain video was in common use as a
training tool. In it a professional mediator demonstrated
the “proper” way to react when one of the parties
started crying. “It is important at the first sign of tears
to gently stop the mediation process, offer the person
some Kleenex, and invite them, in a kind way, to step
out of the mediation room until they can compose
themselves.”
I have never understood this response to crying in
mediation. It seemed to me that by stopping the process
I would be sending a message to the crying person that
tears were not an acceptable part of the process. No
matter how kindly I responded, the fact that I was, in
effect, banishing them from the room until they could
“compose” themselves, missed the point.
For me, crying is not a sign to stop, but rather a sign
to keep talking, if that is possible and if the person
who is crying wants to do it. Crying opens the door to
empathy, and no authentic resolution can be reached
without empathy. Since separation disputes are not
usually settled at the intellectual level, but rather at the
emotional level, crying can be an important part of the
process. When someone starts to cry in mediation I do
the following:
1. Normalize the tears. A simple statement like, “This
makes you feel sad” can be all that it takes. I always
have a box of Kleenex on the mediation table, and
sometimes I just smile and say that it’s there for a
reason, that people often cry in mediation, that I buy
Kleenex in bulk and deduct it as a business expense.
Or, I say a bit ruefully, “Remember when I said at
the beginning of mediation that separations are only
10% legal, and 90% emotional?”
2. Invite a conversation about the tears. I always
try to incorporate the tears into the mediation
discussion, if at all possible. Far from being a signal
to temporarily stop the mediation while the person
“composes” himself or herself, I try to use the crying
as a springboard to a deeper discussion. “I notice
your tears came when you were talking about
your children living just half the time with you. It’s
understandable that makes you sad. Do you want to
say anything else about that?”
3. Ask the other person if they want to react to the
tears. It is important to carefully gauge the other
person’s reactions to the tears. Is he or she moved by
a genuine expression of emotion, or are they acutely
uncomfortable? I have seen one person’s tears lead
to a breakthrough moment in mediation, where the
other person responds empathetically, with a touch
to the hand or even a hug. Afterwards, the parties
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together towards an authentic resolution of their
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4. Know when to move on. If the other person cannot
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want to say anything about what is happening now?”
If that person is still uncomfortable responding,
I simply say that I think something important has
occurred that they might want to reflect on before
the next session and then I move on. I never force
either person to talk about the crying if they aren’t
comfortable doing so and take my cue from them as
to when it is time to move on. It is important that
they, not I, determine when this is.
Evita Roche was Canada’s first full-time
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law and mediation at the University of
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y the skillful and sustained use of propaganda,
one can make a people see even heaven as hell or
an extremely wretched life as paradise. If you tell a
big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be
believed. Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying
it, and eventually they will believe it. ~ Adolf Hitler

Decades after WWII, the creation of an entire North
American population hooked on medication, tortured
to their graves, more ill and distressed then they ever
dreamt was possible, is indeed the reality. Studies are
showing that children, for the first time in history, can be
expected to live SHORTER lives than their parents! And
we can safely add - a more distressing, illness-focused
life as well. Vaccination and psychiatric drugging starts
in children as young as 6 months old! Some children
drink toxic fluoridated drinking water every day of
their lives.
Pharmaceutical companies are now cunningly
conditioning people to accept that the ‘last 10 years
of their lives will be spent in illness”. We now see the
medical/ pharmaceutical complex stoking the fires of
‘discussion’ about the right to die, while most people

have not realized their situation was caused entirely by
corporate greed. We die prematurely, not of contagious
diseases, but of medication-induced, totally avoidable
illnesses on the say-so of doctors.
Recently released results by Canadian researchers
studying the outcomes of thousands of Canadian
children prescribed psychiatric drugs show clearly
that the experiment of ‘improving’ our kids and their
school performance using Big Pharma drugs has been
a horrific failure on many levels. Not only has school
performance worsened, but family relationships
have been decimated and the children burdened with
catastrophic illnesses including heart issues, sterility,
infertility and brain disorders are epidemic levels.
Many are disabled for life, reduced to living with their
parents as adults. The pushers of this ‘experiment’, the
childhood education innovators are long gone, busy
with other experiments that use children as disposable
guinea pigs.
Now that some of the public is catching on, Big
Pharma is switching gears and telling really, really
big lies about the role of genes in illness. Commenting
on NaturalNews.com, Russ Sherwood (Apr 21/13),
a trained physicist and chemist stated: “FRAUD is the
standard today in every industry and branch of science.”
Academic doctors position themselves as ‘opinion
leaders’ and sell the power of their degrees to the
highest paying pharmaceutical and biotech companies.
Society is getting sicker…don’t be part of a sick
society. Natural, healthy resolutions of all issues,
mental and physical, have been around for thousands
of years. Humans have become stronger - until the
last 75 years that is, when pharmaceutical companies
and biotechs such as Monsanto took over control of
our governments, mainstream media and the public’s
common sense though prostitution of science and
wholesale fraud.
Illness-free lives start with the avoidance of all
unhealthy processed food, GMOs, pharmaceutical
drugs, vaccinations, antibiotics, fluoridated tap water,
psychiatric drugs and unnecessary surgery.
For drug-free, label-free assistance with all
emotional/mental issues, including depression,
anxiety, fears, addictions, PTSD and unwanted habits,
consider seeking the assistance of a qualified regression
hypnotherapist first. Qualified hypnotherapy treatment
includes assisting clients to heal from their original
underlying emotional issues and providing the resources
needed to wean off harmful medications safely.
For help and guidance back to good health, contact
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founder of GracePlace Wellness, 613422-7027,
toll-free:
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email:
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Workshops in October 2013
CRYSTAL HEALING TRAINING & CERTIFICATION Third module of six Oct.5th & 6th. Each
module is $444 + HST. Payment plans are available.
TALK “HOW PAST LIVE & SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS CAN HEAL AND EMPOWER YOUR LIFE”
Saturday Oct 12th 7 p.m. Join Allan Green and discover how past lives affect our present
lives. This event will include a complimentary Group Past Life Session at the end of the
talk. Please view his extensive and informative website by clicking here www.allangreen.ca
$33.00 + HST
ZENITH OMEGA CLEARINGS: Saturday and Sunday Oct. 12th & 13th Catherine Green uses
Color Light Frequency and Sacred Geometry to address any Imbalance Emotion, or Disease.
All Levels ALL Dimensions, All Planes. The changes are often immediate. Zenith Omega
clearing sessions are 1 ¾ hours for an investment of $150.00 + HST.
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techniques and specialized tools. It includes de-stressing on a chi machine; an ionic foot bath
to detoxify; a reflexology massage; an amethyst bio-mat treatment and finally a zenith omega
clearing. $150 + HST.
PAST LIFE & SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS: Saturday and Sunday Oct. 12th & 13th with Allan Green
You can access 3 – 7 Past Lives, + Meet with your Spirit Guides, (and even hug them) and talk
with people passed over. Release fears, phobias, issues with situations and people that
stemmed from a Past Life. Heal pain from Past life wounds. Cost is $160.00 + HST = $180.00.
AQUALEAD ENERGY ATTUNEMENT LEVEL 1; Saturday Oct. 19th with Angel..Aqualead is a
new energy modality that heals water in living beings and in the environment. This is
practiced hands-on in a session and can also be sent at at distance in order to heal oceans,
lakes, rivers and all living things. There are three levels of Aqualead and it is offered free of
charge although donations are accepted.
*** The teachings and attunement process of all Aqualead levels are by donation only; however; to cover the cost of
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ULTIMATE BEGINNER CRYSTAL WORKSHOP: Sunday October 20th from 10 to 4 pm. Join
Patty and explore these beautiful treasures, experience their energies and understand how and
why they work! Learn to connect with crystal guides. We will complete two meditations and
you will also leave with a picture of your aura and chakra system. $99 + HST.

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RYAN’S LEGACY
How to Survive the Loss
of Your Loved One
by
J.J. Southwell

After the loss of her son, J.J.
followed her thirst for information
on the afterlife (Heaven), reincarnation and past lives. She received
Reiki (hands-on energy healing)
treatments and subsequently became
a Reiki Master/Teacher so she could
treat others. J.J. also practiced angel
card therapy daily daily for herself
and others if they were interested.
While visiting four psychic mediums and a tarot card reader, J.J.
“spoke” to her son receiving amazingly accurate information from him
and other spirits that helped her with
her healing. She will share this aspiring information with you. J.J. details
the first three years after Ryan’s
passing and hopes that relaying her
trials and suggestions for dealing
with them will assist YOU on your
healing journey too.
jbcressman@aol.com
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Why Do I Feel This Way? Conversations It’s Not
un down, tired, and stressed out, no energy, week
in and week out?
When I am at work and in my home and in my car.
But when I am out in nature my energy feels very good
and different. It’s like my spirit gets to soar like an eagle.

Doctors can’t find the answer for you all they end up
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You end up on a merry go round of feel sick, feel good
and feel sick.
The signs are all around us, wi-fi, smart technology,
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Tim’s for coffee, restaurants, the gym on the busses and
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The new silent killer disease of the 21st century. We
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frequencies are been added each and every day. There
is no hiding from this invasion on our bodies and our
minds. It also pollutes all plants and animals.
When our bodies are been attacked daily, we do not have
the chance to heal and get on a better path to wellness.
Researchers have correlated electropollution with
increase in cancer, depression, learning disabilities,
Alzheimer’s and autism. The danger is real and with
increasing use of electricity in our environment it is one
of the reasons why many scientist believe that some
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“HAVE A BALANCED DAY”

Worth Having
(Part 4))
By Marlene and Bob Neufeld

In the May, June and September issues of TONE
magazine, we wrote about three of the conversations we
recommend people not put energy into; i.e. “Who said
what.” “Why did you do that?” and “Who is right?”
For a copy of those articles go to www.marleneandbob.
com/articles.htm.
Another conversation we recommend you avoid if
you want to feel closer to your partner and have more
fun together is focusing on whether what your partner
is saying is accurate or exaggerated.

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Many times people in our office get side-tracked into
conversations which sound something like this:
Partner one: on Tuesday you … (e.g. were talking to
your mother about me)
Partner two: it wasn’t Tuesday, it was Wednesday
Or:
Partner one: you never … (e.g. put your dishes away
after breakfast).
Partner two: Yes, I do, last week on Saturday I not
only put them away, I also put yours away.
We invite you to accept that when your partner
feels strongly about something he or she will likely be
inaccurate and/or exaggerate the facts. Focusing on the
inaccuracies or exaggerations is a red herring and results
in two frustrated people. Pointing out the inaccuracies
or exaggerations won’t help you receive your partner’s
feelings. Instead of jumping in and cutting your partner
off in order to respond, it is wonderful if you can hear
with your heart and contain your own emotions until
your partner is finished. This requires a willingness to
sit with your own feelings long enough for your partner
to fully express all that he or she is feeling.

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You can simply reflect back what you are hearing, e.g.
“I hear that when I was talking to my mother about you,
you…” or “I hear that you believe that I never put your
dishes away after breakfast.”
Or, if you find that impossible to do, you can say “I
am having trouble hearing what you are saying because
I want to point out your exaggeration or inaccuracy, can
we start this conversation again?”
There are lots of great conversations that can assist
you in feeling closer to each other. Arguing with your
partner about inaccuracies or exaggerations isn’t one of
them. Contact us if you
want to know about the
kinds of conversations
we have found helpful.
Marlene
&
Bob
Neufeld
practice
body-centered
Coaching
and
Psychotherapy. They are a couple who
help couples learn life-changing skills and
create closer, more loving relationships
with one another. To learn more, see
www.marleneandbob.com
or
call
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Yoga can help your money
habits: the root chakra
(part one)

Y

oga and money sounds like an unlikely mix. But if
you constantly make spending decisions that get
in the way of a manageable, enjoyable life—anything
from buying an expensive gift that you can’t afford to
the “creep” of small purchases that become big debt—
then you and your money are out of balance.
The ancient Sanskrit term yoga literally means “to
unite” and to “to control.” The different yoga disciplines
are all designed to create a union between the mind,
body, and spirit. Money problems are common when
these three areas are out of balance. A healthy financial
attitude is not about an excessive attachment to money,
and nor does it require a vow of poverty. At either end
of the spectrum, you still put more energy into thinking
about money than into the relationships and actions
that create your true happiness.
Yoga asanas combine meditation with physical
postures designed to balance the body’s energy centers
(called chakras). Each chakra is associated with different
aspects of emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being.
While many people sign up for a yoga class in search
of physical health, the mental and emotional benefits
soon become obvious. The power of yoga to harmonize
the “wheel” of energy circuits gives the physical and
mental strength required to make the tough changes in
your attitude and actions around money.
The Root (Muladhara) chakra, at the base of the
spine, regulates self-preservation instincts. If the habit
of overspending makes it tough to pay rent, utility bills,
or buy groceries -- the Root chakra is out of balance.
The shopping buzz plunges quickly into guilty worry
leading to another feel-good splurge and more debt
-- until the anxiety is almost unbearable. When the
Root chakra is balanced, you have the stability to meet
your basic needs and enjoy luxuries from a position of
financial health. The
Mountain and Yoga
Squat asanas align and
open the energy of the
Root chakra. Practicing
these poses grounds
you, enabling you to
begin the most basic
(and hated) element
of money sanity—the
budget.
Part 2 of this article
shows how to easily create
and stick to a budget.

www.ottawaspiritualistchurch.com

October 2013

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Why All Humans Should
Be More Spiritual

Excerpt taken from Robert Bruce author of Energy Work, The
Secrets of Healing and Spiritual Growth

I

t’s may seem to be a radical idea - that all humans,
regardless of who they are, where they’re from, or
what their backgrounds are, “should” be spiritual.
But what if I told you that that’s not enough? What if
I told you that they NEED to be more spiritual just to
be happy and psychologically healthy? The idea that
human beings need purpose and direction in life is not
If you’d like to get on track towards healing, insights
novel, but so few understand this consciously. Why?
and experiencing more about spiritual evolution,
Spirituality is not black and white. There is a large
purpose and direction in life, try the energy/vibrational
gray area and most people fall under that category.
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Maybe they believe in God or a higher purpose in
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the spiritual doctors who work through the lights and
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this all about? Why are we here? What are we supposed
a massage table with 7 clear quartz crystals suspended
to be doing? Is there a rhyme and a reason to existence?
above the body emitting healing frequencies. Soft
The beauty of spirituality is that once you commit to it,
music plays in the background, a cover is placed over
a world of opportunity and new experiences open up
the eyes, and physical comfort is assured. The process
to you. The moment you decide that spirituality is “for
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October 2013

A Way out of
the Desert
By Mary Anne Buchowski

O

ne of the most beloved images
in A Course in Miracles is that of
the “little garden,” a garden of love,
an oasis in the middle of the desert.
The desert the Course talks about
is primarily mental, emotional, and
spiritual more than physical. It is a
place in which we live, “lonely little
kingdoms,” self-contained, separate
and apart from one another, yearning for love and joy, but feeling lost
and experiencing a sense of emptiness and loneliness––something
missing. (Even if we have a home
and relationships, we may still feel
lonely and homeless inside.) It is a
world in which we harbour grievances, anger, and resentment––and
they are what actually turn our
world into a desert, devoid not of
water, but of life-sustaining love. To
some degree or other, we all live in
this desert.

Introduction to
A Course in Miracles
The modern spiritual classic, A Course in
Miracles, appears in the writings of
spiritual teachers such as Eckhart Tolle,
Marianne Williamson, Wayne Dyer,
Deepak Chopra, and Gerald Jampolsky,
who founded Attitudinal Healing based on
the Course’s principles. But what is it?
This introductory course will provide a solid
foundation for understanding this
immensely practical path of spiritual
awakening, focusing on A Course in
Miracles’ radically transformative teachings
on love, forgiveness, miracles, inner peace,
and healing––and their powerful effect on
our lives and the lives of others.
Offered by Course Oasis
a registered charitable organization
dedicated to A Course in Miracles.
6 Sunday evenings
Nov. 10 – Dec. 15, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
For more information about this course and other
activities, contact Mary Anne Buchowski
613-726-0195 ~ courseoasis@primus.ca
www.courseoasis.org
This course was sent to open up the path of light to
us, and teach us, step by step, how to return to the
eternal Self we thought we lost.
–– A Course in Miracles

A Course in Miracles offers us a
way out of the desert. That way
out––sometimes described as a
“path of light”––is love and forgiveness. At some point, one person (or
more often, two people) decides to
let go of their anger and grievances,
and choose to see things differently
and forgive. What they have really
chosen is love over fear, peace over
conflict, and joy over pain. This
choice to let love in––and out––calls
forth a miracle, which brings about
a healing, transforming their feeling
of separation into one of joining and
oneness. This transformation brings
feelings of love and joy that can’t
be contained but naturally spread
to others through the expression of
acts of loving kindness, which the
Course calls “miracles.”
Out of the love and forgiveness
springs a little garden, an oasis
in the desert. Those who wander
wearily in this desert are welcomed
into the oasis, where they find healing and where their whole experience is transformed. This miracle of
healing, the love that is present, is so
powerful that it also transforms the
barren desert––our inner world and
our outer world––into a garden of
peace and love.
A Course in Miracles takes us step
by step out of the desert of our existence and teaches us an entirely different way of living––a way based
on each one of us becoming an
oasis of love and forgiveness in a
love-thirsty world, starting in our
relationships.
Course Oasis (a Course teaching centre and not-for-profit organization) was
founded with the purpose of being such
an oasis, a garden of peace and welcome,
to which people could come and drink of
the living waters offered by A Course
in Miracles and learn to walk its path
of light.
For more information about A Course
in Miracles and Course Oasis, contact Mary Anne Buchowski at
courseoasis@primus.ca or visit our website
(courseoasis.org). See also the accompanying ad.

here is a slight nip in the air. The days are starting
to get shorter. And just as the squirrels have gotten
down to the business of storing nuts for the winter, we
find ourselves a little more serious and less carefree
than in summer. Whether you’re preparing for school
or preparing for a new business venture, you know that
Fall has arrived.
Fall is the beginning of the yin cycle when the daylight
lasts less than twelve hours. It’s a time of harvest when
we gather the colorful fruits and vegetables for winter
storage. Pumpkins and squashes are our symbols of
bounty. We also store wood for the fire and get out our
warm clothes for the colder, darker days of winter.
According to Oriental medicine, the season of autumn
is associated with the element of Metal, which governs
organization, order, communication, the mind, setting
limits, and protecting boundaries. It’s a good time to
finish projects that you began in spring and summer –
harvesting the bounty of your hard work. Of course, it’s
also the perfect time to begin more introspective, indoor
projects.
During the summer, which is ruled by the Fire
element, we deal more with the external – traveling and
playing outdoors. Fall, on the other hand, is a time of
organizing your life for the winter season ahead and
coming more inside your body and mind to reflect on
your life.
The lung and large intestine are the internal organs
related to Fall and the Metal element. Lung is associated
with the emotion of “letting go.” This process is difficult
for those who love the summer. They find it hard to give
up the long days of sunlight, warm temperatures, and
open windows. Others feel differently and love autumn,
from the crisper air to the vivid red, orange, and yellow
leaves on the trees. If letting go of summer is hard for
you, extra support from your licensed acupuncturist
may be in order to help you make the transition. That’s
right…acupuncture works on releasing emotional
issues as well as physical ones.
Lung is considered by Oriental medicine to be
the “tender organ.” This is because the lung is the
uppermost organ in the body and especially susceptible
to wind and cold. During the change in temperature, be
sure to dress for the weather! I see too many people still
dressed for summer at the beginning of autumn, which
is an open invitation for coughs, sore throats, and the
common cold.
The lungs control the circulation of the Wei-Qi, which
is the defensive Qi that protects you from the invasion
of flu and colds. The Wei-Qi circulates on the surface
between the skin and muscles and works to warm the
body. If the Wei-Qi is weak, the skin and muscles will
not be warmed properly. This is why people tend to

feel cold when they’re sick. A weakness in the lungs
can lead to a weakness in the Wei-Qi, making a person
prone to frequent colds.
The nose is the opening to the lungs, and you can
prevent colds by keeping your nose and sinuses clean
and clear. Using a netti pot with some sea salt and
water helps rid the nose of excess mucus. If you suffer
from a runny nose or sinus infections, acupuncture
and Chinese herbs are wonderful for alleviating that
problem.
Steve Eun Kyu Ryu, R.TCMP, R.Ac is a
Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine
Practitioner at New Life Acupuncture
& Oriental Medicine Center in Ottawa.
He is affiliated with Ottawa Fertility
Centre and Riverside Acupuncture &
Wellness Centre for infertility treatment.
For further information or to make an
appointment call 613-863-6906 or visit
website www.freewebs.com/newlifeacu
or www.acupunctureottawa.com

October 2013

A Language
of the Soul:

Images, Imagination,
Intuition

I

magine a picture is worth a 1000
words. Images and symbols can
help make sense of the world around
us. Have you ever entered a foreign
land? With no understanding of the
local language, and yet through the
discovery of symbols on display, you
are supported in finding your way.
SoulCollage® is an easy creative
process that uses images to develop
your intuition and ability to hear
the true voice of your Soul. It helps
provide guidance from Spirit in a
concrete manner.
Join in the fun of creating and
reading cards on your own or with
others. Gather images from magazines,
calendars, or use your own photos.
Keep in mind, each SoulCollage®
card represents only one essence
(neter energy) or theme (one aspect of
personality, etc).
A SoulCollage® Deck is the Story of You:
“It is a tangible way to know yourself in your diversity
and depth, and also to show yourself to others. In like-spirited
groups, you can share cards and work with them in many
sacred ways. You can consult them intuitively and discover
wisdom within yourself which will amaze you. Besides all
this, creating them is just plain fun! You will love your deck
-- a multi-card Mirror of your Self and your Soul -- whether
it consists of three cards or a hundred.” ~ Seena B. Frost,
founder.
SoulCollage® cards can bring forth an understanding
of the dynamics at play in challenging situations at
home or at work. In learning to dialogue with the cards
they can be used to provide input and direction in
setting goals and intentions. They can also be a tool to
help make decisions and identify opportunities.
The gift of developing a language and conversation
with Soul is the discovery and expression of one’s
unique potential, truth and inner wisdom.
Catherine Gee is a life coach, teacher and change
management consultant. Catherine’s collaborative and
empowering style acts as a catalyst for others to leverage
cycles of change, learning and growth. She is certified as a
Professional Coach (the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara),
EarthWalk Parenting and SoulCollage® Facilitator and has a
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering. She is also a Sound and
Energy Healing practitioner and offers classes in Leadership,

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Cult of Anxiety

T

he last couple of weeks have been challenging, as
growth and transition often is. The shift has inspired
a consideration: “Where do you turn when there’s
nothing left to distract you?” If the cable is gone and the
Internet is down and that gut-wrenching, free-floating
anxiety sinks it’s teeth in, where do you seek for solace?
Most of us have experienced this feeling at one point or
another in our lives. Some more than others. Some are
living it now, reflecting on unfulfilled expectations or
still caught in the desire for more. Some of us will skim
along the surface until the very end, the brink of the
pond reaches the abyss and we’re caught on the edge,
looking over. Then what. In his book Lighting the Flame
of Awareness, David Frawley writes:
It’s no wonder that we are anxious . . . We are always
trying to figure things out, to plan and control them, to
make them go our way or to bring us what we want. The
very action of thought must result in anxiety because
life is beyond our control. Even when we succeed in
getting what we want, we find that it is really not what
we thought it would be (31).
Can you relate? Frawley’s solution is meditation.
Only in connecting with one’s true state of being will
the nostalgia and anticipation subside. Only then can
we experience the peace and contentment that are the
biproduct of living in the moment. In practical terms,
when anxious, try the following:
1. Pause for a moment and breathe. Inhale for
a count of four and exhale for a count of four. It’s
impossible to be anxious while breathing deeply.
2. Call to mind three things that make you smile.
Better yet, write them down. This will shift your thinking
from worry to gratitude. Always a good transition.
3. Call a friend. In a time when communication is
most often via technological devises, we can tend to feel
isolated or alone. Just connecting with a voice can make
all the difference in dissolving that illusion.
Eryn Kirkwood, MA, RYT500, is a Yoga Teacher and
Lifestyle Consultant here
in Ottawa. She offers
classes and workshops
to help people reach their
goals using the science,
philosophy, and physical
practices of yoga with
an emphasis on vegan
nutrition.
Individual
consults
are
offered
internationally by phone,
email, and/or Skype. For
more information, please
see ErynsYoga.com or
contact barrhavenyoga@gmail.com

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U.K. Astrologer Steve Judd
is coming to Ottawa!

With 30 years experience, he works on
character analysis, past explanation,
present expansion and future exploration.

www.stevejudd.com

Steve will be giving a talk on Tuesday,
October 15th, 2013 at 6:30 p.m.
Singing Pebble Books
206 Main Street (upstairs)
Cost: $15.

He will be available for Half Hour and Hour readings October 16th & 17th in the same location from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (and evenings if required).

Double Gong New Moon Meditation with Devinder
Kaur - October 3, 5:45pm
Two Gongs played at the same time! Every New
Moon, we have the opportunity to manifest a new
beginning.
Kirtan with Jim Gelcer – October 4, 7:30pm
Jim is an award-winning and internationally acclaimed
musician and composer. Join Jim and his band for a
joyful evening of chanting, song, dance and kirtan.
Bhakti Quilt with Jim Gelcer – October 5, 1:00pm
Connect with your inner voice and with others through
chant. Delve deep into the theory and practice of
kirtan through song and story in this hands on, fun
workshop.
Yin Yoga 101 with Gitanjali – October 5th, 3:30pm
This is the ideal introduction to Yin Yoga! If you’ve
never tried Yin Yoga or not sure how to get started
with Yin Yoga, this workshop is for you!
PranaShanti Yoga Centre – 5 Year Anniversary
Celebration - Sunday, October 6, 5:00pm to
8:00pm
Everyone welcome! Come celebrate with us for an
evening of meditation, music, dance, and catered
refreshments! Surprises, door prizes and a separate
children’s party to be enjoyed!
FREE Open House - Kundalini Yoga Teacher
Training – October 13, 11:30am
Bring your questions. Meet the Lead Trainer.
This program is life-transforming whether you are
interested in becoming a teacher or wanting to
deepen your yoga practice and knowledge.
Partner Yoga Workshop with Melissa Delaney –
October 13, 4:00pm
Partner Yoga is a fun and safe way to practice yoga.
Explore familiar postures such as balancing poses
and twists, concluding with restorative postures &
massage techniques.
Full Moon Gong Meditation with Devinder Kaur –
October 17, 5:45pm
Learn the astrology for the Full Moon and do a short
yoga set (kriya) and meditation. Class concludes with
a deep relaxation with the healing sounds of the Gong
and Crystal Singing Bowls!
U.K. Astrologer Steve Judd is coming to
Ottawa! With 30 years experience, he works on
character analysis, past explanation, present
expansion and future exploration.

www.stevejudd.com
Steve will be giving a talk on Tuesday,
October 15th, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. Singing
Pebble Books, 206 Main St. (upstairs) Cost: $15.
He will be available for Half Hour and Hour
readings October 16th & 17th in the same
location from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (and evenings
if required).
Contact Teresa Waclawik for bookings:
613-231-1202 or twaclawik@telus.net

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Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training with Devinder –
Begins October 18
This program is life-transforming and is for everyone.
Whether you are interested in becoming a teacher or
wanting to deepen your yoga practice and knowledge.
200 hour, Yoga Alliance approved and KRI certified.
Our international training team will expertly guide you.
Sounds of the Solar System with David Hickey
–October 19, 7:30pm
David’s set up includes 10-12 Quartz Crystal Bowls,
8-10 Paiste Planet Gongs, Vibraphone and Santoor. A
TRUE SOUND IMMERSION!
Forrest Yoga with Louise Cameron – October 20,
11:30am
The class is an inspiring yoga practice that builds
flexibility, intelligence and strength while helping
deepen the relationship with your authentic self.
Vinyasa, Zumba & Yin with Maria Figueroa –
October 25, 7:30pm
Three incredible forms of movement blended into
one great class set to a consciously selected blend
of music.
Functional Anatomy/Therapeutic Training with
Marlysa Sullivan – October 25-28, 2013
This is an experiential course where we explore the
major muscles and joints of the body and how they
relate to yoga practice. This course will enable you
to have a better understanding of how to practice
asanas safely and in a way to focus on specific
muscles and muscular/joint imbalances in your and
your students practices.
Master Class Weekend: Ayurveda Immersion with
Maria Garre – November 1-3, 2013
Yoga and Ayurveda are the two sister sciences
that complement each other to bring balance and
vitality to the body and mind. Ayurveda offers a
system of healing, purification and rejuvenation
and Yoga provides techniques and practices that
enhance our subtle energy and calm the mind in
addition to strengthening and opening the physical
body. Join Maria for this incredible weekend of Prana
Flow®, AyurYoga™ and other specialized Ayurvedic
teachings that will enhance and deepen your Yoga on
and off the mat.
Introduction to A Course in Miracles
6 Sundays, November 10 – December 15,
6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
A Course in Miracles appears in the writings
of spiritual teachers such as Eckhart Tolle,
Marianne Williamson, and Wayne Dyer. But
what is it? This course will provide a solid
introduction to this path of spiritual awakening,
focusing on its transformative teachings on love,
forgiveness, miracles, inner peace, and healing,
and on their powerful effect on our lives and the
lives of others. $190.
For more information, call Mary Anne
Buchowski at Course Oasis, 613-726-0195 or
courseoasis@primus.ca courseoasis.org

Calendar ... Conferences ... Workshops
OCTOBER 4TH
Fearless Cooking Spice workshop 7-9pm $45
Roast and grind your own seasonal spice mix for fall,
Fearless Cooking style. In this fun hands-on workshop,
you will learn the healing properties of a variety of
spices and how to use them in your everyday dishes,
as well as simple home remedies.
Ignite your life series 7:30-9:30pm $40
Fall Madly, Deeply in Love....with Yourself
We delve further into the realm of pleasure. At the core
of every woman is a deep desire to feel like a goddess:
beautiful, powerful and creative
OCTOBER 5TH
Kripalu Yoga Dance 1-2:30pm $12 advance $20 day of
Embark upon a meditation in motion using the joy of
movement to tone muscles, build flexibility, endurance and
cardiovascular fitness. Kripalu – Let Your Yoga Dance®
is a unique approach to movement, combining the time
honored traditions of yoga and dance in a 90 minute class.
Yoga Off The Mat 3:30-6pm $15 advance $25 day of
Yoga is more than just a downward dog here and an
upward facing dog there - it is a lifestyle. The Yamas
(Restraints) and Niyamas (Observances) offer ten
values that are very much the foundation of a yogic
spiritual practice and can offer a simple but profound
basis for living a healthier, happier & rich life within our
daily activities and interactions.
Yin vs Yang 2-5pm $60
The central concept of Ayurvedic Medicine is that
health exists when there is a balance between the
Doshas Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. We all have some
level of imbalance...the question is how do you know...
and what can you do about it?
OCTOBER 6TH
Intro to Lymphatic Massage 11am-6pm $125
During this wonderful workshop Jan will walk you
through the dynamics of the lymphatic system by
discussing basic anatomy and physiology. You will later
experience and learn how to give a basic lymphatic
massage, front and back
OCTOBER 9TH
Guru Ram Das Birthday Sadhana
5-7:30am free
On October 9th, the early morning sadhana will be
2.5 hours of chanting Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru to
celebrate his birthday. Doors open at 4:45am, followed
by Japji. Doors will lock at 5am, and re-open at 6am.
Everyone is welcome.
OCTOBER 12TH
Kirtan 1-3pm $15 free for kids
A Bhakti Connection Kirtan is like a musical journey
around the Sacred World. Be it from various ancient
texts or modern melodies, participants are encouraged
to join the chanting with voice or instrument, creating a
smooth meditative experience.
Join the group in their musical journey across the ages,
you may even be moved to dance!

Restorative Yoga For Chronic Pain and
Fatigue 2-4pm $25
Yoga poses that ask our muscles to move and contract
are yang in nature. Yoga poses that ask our connective tissues to relax and lengthen over time are yin
in nature. Yoga poses that ask nothing of our bodies
except deep rest and healing are restorative in nature.
OCTOBER 25TH
Partner Yoga 7:30-9pm $40/pair
Yoga for two! Enjoy this fun and interactive class
with your partner, friend, workout buddy - everyone
is welcome to attend!
Sat Nam Rasayan Meditation and Healing
class with Hari Nam 7:45-9:45pm $30
Yogi and Healer, Hari Nam Singh of Los Angeles
teaches a healing meditation class. Meet your mind
and soul and penetrate deeply into your meditative excellence. Join us for what is always an amazing class.
OCTOBER 26TH
Partner Massage 1-3:30pm $40/couple
Registered Massage Therapists Teresa McLean and
Christine Northan as they demonstrate and guide
you through a simple and effective (over the clothes)
head to toe relaxation massage. You’ll walk away
with a 30 minute routine and a variety of techniques
you can offer your loved ones, reducing tension and
increasing relaxation. No experience necessary!
Sat Nam Rasayan Healing With The
Elements 1-7pm $70 half day $125 full day
The Elements, Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Ether
comprise our physical world. The Prana of our mortal
incarnation gathers them in combination while we live.
They are released when our Prana can no longer hold
them and then we expire. The approach of healing
with the Elements seeks to bring them into balance
when one or more of them are in excess or deficient.
Healing in this way can apply to our physical system
as well as to the way we relate with everything.
OCTOBER 27TH
Yoga For Birth 11am-6pm $120/couple
It’s never too early or too late to start preparing for the
birth of your baby! This course is for a pregnant woman
and her partner (in life and/or birth). Whether you are
planning a hospital or a home birth, this session will be
beneficial for you. We will start with a yoga class specifically designed to assist with pregnancy and labour.
Yoga for Seniors teacher training part 2 is Oct 25-27
Learning to teach yoga to seniors safely and mindfully
is becoming an increasingly important skill in the yoga
teaching world. As our population ages steadfastly,
understanding the common physical and mental issues
and having the qualifications to teach yoga to this large
segment of our population will provide teachers with a
unique and very rewarding niche. and
Hatha Yoga Teacher Training starts October 18
Our 200-hour Hatha teacher training program is designed for lovers of yoga and aspiring teachers. Learn
how to teach a safe and efficient class with confidence
while empowering your personal practice.

October 2013

YOGA EVENTS IN KINGSTON
Janati Yoga School
www.janatiyoga.com
Laughter Yoga Leader Training Improved
health and wellness through Laughter Yoga!
No experience necessary.
October 5th & 6th from 9am to 5pm
(613) 507.5550
Ajna Chakra - Seeing the Unseen Explore
practices that can help us to discern the differences between what we think we see, and
what is actually real.
October 6th from 2:30pm to 5pm
(613) 507.5550
Somatics w Richard Hudspith. An introduction
to the practice of somatics. All are welcome!
November 2nd from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
(613) 507.5550
Living Yoga Studios
www.LivingYogaStudios.ca
Finding Inner Peace Through Meditation
Geshe Lama Samten (a Buddhist spiritual teacher from Tibet) will be teaching on
October 16th at 7:30pm (613) 453 8811
The Essential Elements of Alignment
An intensive workshop with Perri van Rossem
October 18th & 19th (613) 453 8811
Pelvic Floor workshop will introduce practical
exercises to help to alleviate discomforts that
stem from a weak or over tense pelvic floor and
is open to everyone, not just students of yoga.
November 9th (613) 453 8811
LEARN TO READ THE TAROT
Sunday November 3, 2013 10 to 4,
at Singing Pebble Books upstairs.
Fun, informative, empowering, confidential, at the end of the day you
will read the tarot for yourself without using guidebooks; $125; go to
http://astro.ncf.ca for information;
email personalreadings@gmail.com;
or telephone 613 304 4255; Judy
Jibb, Astrologer and Mythic Tarot
Consultant.
2nd Annual Find A Coach Expo
Saturday, October 5, 2013: 10am – 4pm
Jean Pigott Place, Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Avenue W., Ottawa, Ontario
www.powerfocuscoaching.com/
FindACoachExpo
Free Admission with donation to:
Victoria’s Quilts Canada
Fully Alive: Christian meditation and Yoga
retreat, Providence Spirituality Centre
Kingston, Ontario
November 8 to November 10, 2013
Leaders: Kevin Flynn, Lucie Legault, Michel Legault
Information and/or registration:
legault.smeltzer@videotron.ca

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DIRECTORY
• Groups
ISUL GROUP INTERNATIONAL. RON CHAPMAN.
Meditation classes and seminars. 232-1160.
PATHWORK® Practical spiritual wisdom that
lays out a step-by-step journey into personal
transformation and wholeness. A challenging yet
compassionate voyage of discovery to the Real
Self through the laqyers of our defenses, denial
and fear, guided by our own inner authority.
Ottawa info: www.ottawapathwork.ca
SUFI ORDER OF OTTAWA
http://sufiorderofottawa.webs.com/

PATRICIA V. LACROIX, Psychic Medium,
Empath, Intuitive Energy Therapist, Reiki
Master, Certified Hypnotherapist. Akasha is
the fundamental energy at the very core of
creation. All that is created emanates from
and returns to the energy of the Akasha.
Held within the Akasha are the individual
records of each soul from the time it leaves
its point of origin until its return. Every
thought, word, deed and intent generated by
each soul’s experience is recorded within the
Akasha in one’s personal Akashic Records
as well as in a collective recording of the
experience. Accessing information from the
Akashic Records gives us Divine insight as
we create and manifest our desires.
patriciavlacroix@sympatico.ca

VONNE SOLIS. www.vonnesolis.com.
613-258-3550
DISCOVER YOUR WISDOM WITH SOUL
COLLAGE®. Fun, creative workshops and one
on one sessions. www.soulcollage.com, Elise
Laviolette 613-864-6377, elise.respace@gmail.com
BARBARA WATERFALL is a conduit
for the Ascended Master, Angelic and
Elemental Realms, offering empowered
Higher Guidance, as well as profound
Transformational Healing Sessions, using
the modalities of Wholistic Rebirthing, and
Advanced gTummo (Sacred Fire) Blessings.
(613) 523-5367 bwaterfall8@gmail.com
HEALING ANGELS OF THE ENERGY FIELD,
Integrated Energy Therapy-Master Instructor
and Journey Practitioner. Learn how to connect with your angels and be the best you can
be. Contact Susan at 613-220-6551 or email
me at angeltherapy_12@hotmail.com

• Astrology
JACQUES GIASSON: Professional Astrologer
with a background in psychological counseling
and 28 years of experience. Become aware of
your path and take advantage of your challenges and opportunities, natal, actual and future.
Call: 819-770-9259.
JUDY JIBB, Astrologer CertFAstrolS 613 304
4255, personalreadings@gmail.com
11th House Astrology Group, open to all levels, to
exchange & learn, 2nd Monday of month (Sept.June), 61 Main St. Ottawa. Info:. 613-821-4839.

• Church
CHURCH OF PERFECT LIBERTY, Ottawa,ON.
www.perfectliberty.ca (613-225-1850)

• Cleaning
GREEN CLEANING since 1988. Completely
insured and bonded. We clean both homes
and offices. Personalized friendly service with
all healthy products. www.beauclean.ca
613-731-1532 or email beauclean@gmail.com

• Co-dependence Issues
YOU CAN RECOVER FROM CODEPENDENCE. Your guide and spiritual
counsellor, Deanna Rutherford, invites you to
call for a consultation – 613-829-9102.

• Coaching
ACADEMY OF PERSONAL AND
RELATIONSHIP COACHING www.
ottawacounselling.com Coaching concentrates
on healing and empowerment and deemphasizes being clinical and helping. Richard
Haney is a wholistic coach who brings a wide
range of skills, techniques and modalities
to each coaching interaction. He provides
warm, heart-connected and empathetic
coaching. Please contact Richard Haney to
enhance your life and make the most of each
moment. Listening well is the most eloquent
sign of caring. Richard Merrill Haney, Ph.D.
(Counselling Therapy), 234-5678 or 726-3636.
T. M. (THOME-us MARTee) TEGTMEYER,
Functional, Integrative and Vibrational
transformation. By appointment only. Phone:
613.769.5575
ANNA MARANTA: Coaching, Counselling,
and Spiritual Direction from an Integral
Perspective. Call: 613.867.5505 or email:
maranta.anna@gmail.com
MARLENE NEUFELD, MSW, RSW, AND BOB
NEUFELD, M.ED., help couples create closer
loving relationships. We specialize in two-on-two
couples coaching/psychotherapy. Experience
our life changing approach which will help you
learn skills and techniques that facilitate lasting
personal change in a faster and easier way than
traditional talk-therapy. We each have over 37
years experience in helping couples/people create more satisfying relationships/lives. For more
information or to arrange a one-hour no-chargeto you initial consultation see www.marleneandbob.com or phone 613-594-9248.
ANNA GREEN, MA CCC - providing
Coaching, Counselling, Spiritual Growth, &

613-235-9813 counselling@lucdumouchel.com
SONJA MULLER, R.N, Healer, Sat Guru
Teacher Ashtanga Yoga Therapist, and
Health Coach. Practicing the Path of the
Rose in the Lotus of Life as a teacher of the
Revealed Teachings of Christ. Renewal of
faith, and spirit through conversion and the
path of the rose of spiritual understanding
and awakening. 613 795-4583. Retreats,
personal therapy, path work, initiation,
workshops, trainings by appointment.
GET RESULTS @ www.SpiritualCounselling.ca
FREE COUNSELLING AVAILABLE for people
dealing with death and dying. Also, guidance to
achieve your goals in life. 613-828-2836
BARBARA WATERFALL, MSW, Ph.D. Explore
the transformational and powerful practice
of Wholistic Rebirthing. Described as “the
Grandmother I have always been looking for,”
Barbara gently facilitates the release and the removal of the cause, effect, record and memory of
trauma, and other emotional residue of distress.
(613) 523-5367 bwaterfall8@gmail.com

• Couples
MARLENE AND BOB NEUFELD help couples
who want to create a closer, more loving relationship with one another. Learn how to avoid
the common relationship problems of criticism,
defensiveness, or just drifting apart. Experience
Bob and Marlene’s life changing approach, which
includes their ability to bring a couple’s perspective to helping other couples. We each have over
37 years experience in helping couples/people
create more satisfying relationships/lives. For more
information or to arrange a one-hour no-charge-to
you initial consultation see www.marleneandbob.com
or phone 613-594-9248.
ANNA EARLE GREEN, MA CCC Counselling
couples and individuals toward more peaceful, loving relationships within themselves and
each other. LIVE, LAUGH, PLAY. Develop more
insight and happiness - improve communication - find time to walk together. Counselling and
mediation services are available. Receipts available, clinically supervised therapy. Downtown
area. 613-295-9987 www.annagreen.ca

• Cranio-Sacral Therapy
JOAH BATES, D.O.(UK) Biodynamic
Osteopathy. Creating a space for self-healing
through structural balance. Over 25 years
experience. 613-742-0011.
DENISE GAULIN, B.A., CST Since the early
1990’s, Denise offers individual CranioSacral
Therapy (CST) and SomatoEmotional Release
(SER) sessions; she also has a specialization
and a vast experience in pediatric CST and
Visceral Manipulation (Barral). Denise is a certified CranioSacral therapist and certified teaching
assistant for all levels of coursework (Upledger).
Tutorials are offered to students of CST and SER.
By appointment. Tel. 613-738-9080
WELLNESS WITH MOIRA: CranioSacral
and SomatoEmotional Release Sessions.

• Emotional Freedom Technique
EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL PAIN
AND STRESS can lead to physical pain and
illness. Life is too short to live with pain of any
kind! EFT is an important tool in getting rid of
pain - and also in removing the negativity that
blocks you from manifesting and attracting the
positive and allowing for fullness of self and your
divine plan. Tap into emotional freedom - try it
on EVERYTHING! Diane Lanthier (613) 2978293 www.reiki-light.com
VIOLETTA BOROWSKI, BEd, CHt, EFT
Cert-1, SPHE-RE Through this gentle tapping
technique, release emotional, mental, spiritual
blockages and imbalances on all levels that
were preventing you from experiencing peace,
happiness and success in your life. A healthy
emotional state, will immediately activate
physical healing and well being. 613-808-4822
www.SacredPeaceHealing.com

• Energy
ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONAL
FACILITATOR The Art of Neutrality - sessions available by phone, distance or in person Yvette Marie-Claire Guy 819 771-8858
EXPLORE THE USE OF ARCHETYPAL
ENERGY FREQUENCIES to

CLEARING THE ENERGY OF YOUR
HOME can be magical. Move to the next
level of your healing. Contact Edie 613-5651919 abundantlivingbydesign.com
FENG SHUI OTTAWA. Maggie Huang,
Feng Shui Master practitioner and
Consultant, have been providing professional
consultations for homes and businesses
since 2001, with a proven track record of
success. She also offers workshops at
East Wind in Westboro in the 4th Saturday
of each month. Maggie has studied under
Lillian Too, the world’s foremost Feng
Shui Master from Asia. She applies her
expertise using a combination of traditional
and contemporary technique, practical on
uplifting and envisioning your life. E-mail:
fengshuiottawa@rogers.com, or visit 361
Richmond Rd. 613 729-8813.
www.eastwindottawa.ca

• Feng Shui Workshops
PRACTITIONER/FACILITATOR LINDA
THERRIEN from Life Health Healing Center
provides two workshops. Introduction to Feng
Shui with compass and Advanced Feng Shui
with crystals both include certificates. Let
Feng Shui in your home and in your life help
you achieve Harmony, Abundance, Happiness
and more. Workshops are held on the third
Saturday or Sunday of each month from
1pm to 5pm. Pre-registration required. Linda
is the founder and teacher of Dimensional
Meditation with crystals. Call: 613-824-4548
or visit www.lifehealthhealing.com

• Family Planning
FAMILY PLANNING CONSULTING using the
highly successful Lunar Phase Method. One
time fee of $100.00 includes personalized
profile and follow up. Nancy at 613-324-4458 or
fertility-wheel @hotmail.com.
“WOMEN UTILIZING MIND/BODY
TECHNIQUES such as hypnosis have a 42
–55% increased rates of conception” Engage
the power of your subconscious mind to
enhance fertility with hypnotherapy. Visit:
www.empowerhypnosis.ca 613.282.6001
johanna@empowerhypnosis.ca

• Flower Essences
FLOWER ESSENCES can support you through
all phases of life. Gentle release of blocks and
patterns, healing of old wounds, assistance
with acute or chronic issues. Californian, Pacific
and Bach essences. Will treat animals. Barbara
Schuster, FES-certified practitioner; 613-8204303 or barbaraschuster2000@yahoo.ca

• Herbalism
ANNE DRISCOLL R.H. is a traditional herbalist wise in the healing ways of plants. In her
practice she blends the wisdom of herbcraft with
modern scientific knowledge. She works with
individuals to restore the innate balance and
strength of the body. All remedies are custom
created to address each person’s unique health
needs. For both chronic and acute conditions
- let plants walk with you on the journey to wellness. Call the Avalon Herbal Clinic at 613-6121181 or drop by on Saturday to Mother Earth
Natural Health (747 D Richmond Road.)

Smoking, Sex, Food and Gambling addictions.
Age regression to correct decades old influences. Hypnosis by Judy Spence (CH), National
Guild of Hypnotists-certified. Ottawa 613-7282579 OR Gatineau: 819-661-1061. 1st session:
$100. Subsequent $80. Insurance receipts.
www.naetottawa.com
MARTINE BRISSON, hypnosis and alternative
therapies. REDISCOVER THE JOY OF LIFE
with the help of hypnosis, EFT, NLP, Eye movement Integration therapy, Psych-K, Reiki and IET.
I get to the source of the problem to eliminate
it. Only certified 5 Path (5 phase advance transformational hypnosis) in the region. Teacher of
7 Path self-hypnosis. Stress reduction, remove
fears, anxiety, self-esteem, traumas and more.
Insurance receipt available. Gatineau . 819-2056670 www.martinebrisson.com
WENDY ARMSTRONG, CHt, MHt, Master
Consulting Hypnotist, CCIr. You can create the
life you desire NOW! 613-823-3316 wendy@
wellness-centre.com www.wellness-centre.com
MOIRA HUTCHISON CTACC DHP Acc. Hyp.:
With a blend of Hypnotherapy and Coaching, the
focus is placed upon what YOU want and together
we make it happen in the right way for you (613)
432-1239 www.WellnessWithMoira.com
ACADEMY OF HYPNOTHERAPY www.
ottawahypnosis.com When talking therapy
is just not enough to dissolve old emotional
blocks...Create new pathways by trusting and
following fresh images, empowering suggestions and inspiring visions. Become whole
again by re-membering and re-connecting
forgotten parts of yourself. What inside!
What outside! Consider the Whole... Richard
Merrill Haney, Ph.D.(Counselling Therapy)
Hypnotherapist, 234-5678 or 726-3636.
JAIME PALLEN CERTIFIED Hypnotist N.G.H
member. Past lives interfering with your present
explore how and what you can do to change
it. Make an appointment @613-454-1429) or
www.hypnosis-in-ottawa.com
HYPNOSIS WORKS! Reach your objectives with Lynne Cardinal, a fully Certified
Hypnotist with the National Guild of
Hypnotists, holding additional certifications in
Hypnosis Innovative Techniques and Weight
Loss. She has a PhD in Eastern Philosophy
from India. Lynne has been offering Stress
Management, Burnout Prevention and
Meditation workshops at the government and
private sector for over 30 years. Insurance
receipts. 613.721.7888 - info@kaivalya.ca www.kaivalya.ca

• Indian Head Massage
THE CANADIAN CENTRE OF INDIAN
HEAD MASSAGE. Two day Certification
course with Debbie Boehlen. 905.714.0298.
www.indianheadmassagecanada.com
AYURVEDIC HEAD MASSAGE certification with
Jackie Cave, Fusion School of Natural Health.
613-389-4344 or info@FusionNaturalHealth.com

• Iridology
LANE JENSEN is a certified Iridologist and
a certified Nutritional/Herbal counselor.
Trained in (ERT) Emotional Reflex Technique
Assessment, an advanced form of Muscle
Testing for Emotional and Nutritional support.
For more information and consulting call (613)424-1647 or (613)-406-8798
Email: thevitalist@yahoo.com
www.transitionalhealth.ca will be coming soon!

• Labyrinth
ST. JOHN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Parish
of March, 325 Sandhill Road, Kanata offers
an outdoor, 11 circuit, paver Chartres design
labyrinth open to the public at all times. We
also offer an indoor, 7 circuit Petite Chartres
permanent,painted labyrinth in the church
hall. Contact the Parish Office for availability of our indoor facility. ( 613) 592-4747 or
www.stjohnskanata.ca
ARCHETYPAL DOUBLE ENERGY
LABYRINTH learn the process of constructing two and three dimensional double
labyrinths, benefits and processes to utilize
the emanating energy. Contact Nancy 613596-0260 stonetreehaven@yahoo.com
HEALING CIRCLE LABYRINTH Set amid
1,000 evergreen trees surrounded by a garden
sanctuary overlooking the St. Lawrence River.
Paths are lined with chakra coloured plants and
stones. Now scheduling workshops and candlelit
evening walks. Call Liz at 613-925-1278 or
healingcirclelabyrinth@hotmail.com

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• Life Between Lives
THIS IS THE SPACE between your current life
and the one before. The times between death
and re-entering the womb for another life. But
what goes on in that time-space? What happens
to the soul? This is journey to the other side to
better understand the reason for which we came
on earth. The process is profound, the session
itself last up to three hours. Martine Brisson,
hypnosis and alternative therapies Gatineau,
819-205-6670 www.martinebrisson.com

• LifeLine Technique
MASTERY UNLIMITED The LifeLine
Technique™ offers you the opportunity to
view symptoms of Pain, Fear, and Challenges
as gifts for self-healing using the power of
Infinite Love and Gratitude. To learn more visit:
www.masteryunlimited.ca and call Graham
Wiseman: 819-483-0667 email: graham@masteryunlimited.ca or Judy MacLeod: 613-8507780 email: judy@masteryunlimited.ca

• Low Impact Yoga
LOW IMPACT HATHA YOGA www.zenforyou.
ca The Zen for You Hatha Yoga classes are
easy to do for people who have never tried yoga
before. Manali Haridas, Certified Yoga instructor
progressively teaches the yoga postures and
different relaxation breathing techniques in a
period of 10 weeks.

MOVEMENT HARMONY MASSAGE. Spinal
alignment work, employing osteopathic techniques, attunement, Swedish & acupuncture
massage. 33 years experience treating injuries and chronic back challenges in Orleans.
Contact Heather Brown (613) 878-6480.
ANN receipt available for insurance.
LEARN INFANT MASSAGE. Kind gentle woman
would like to teach infant massage to a parent
and young child, aged birth to crawling (IAIM
curriculum.) The classes will be 5 consecutive
Wednesdays at a time convenient for you. We
can meet in my south end studio or I may be
able to travel to your centrally located home.
There is not cost. Friends also welcome. For
additional details please call 613.304.3427

• Meditation
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION COMMUNITY –
There are about 40 groups in the Ottawa area
that meet weekly to practice a way of silent,
contemplative prayer using a prayer word or
mantra, as taught by the late Benedictine Fr.
John Main. For more information contact the
Ottawa Area Coordinator at 613-725-1328 or
ottawachristianmeditation@gmail.com or consult
www.wccm-canada.ca
COSMIC MINDFULNESS, Meditation in the
Tantra Tradition. Ongoing classes and guided
meditations given by Chris Simmonds including,
chakra awareness, and Sahaj Meditation techniques in the Tantra tradition. Attend an ongoing
class or practice group. Advanced personal
instruction is also available. Call Chris at 613730-2622 or contact@ottawameditation.ca. Visit
www.ottawameditation.ca for more info.
DYNAMIC MEDITATION. Learn the lifechanging techniques of deep mantra meditation and mindfulness for peace and wellbeing.
Introductory and advanced classes for individuals, groups, workplaces. Courses on mastering thoughts, healing emotions, self-care
and empowerment, consciousness expansion,
development of chakras. Call Jennifer Bernius
at 613-721-3787; jenbernius@gmail.com.
THE SILVA METHOD. Lise Blouin,
Certified Silva Method Instructor.
silvamethod@bellnet.ca 1 800 226 4428
GROUNDING AND SELF-HEALING group sessions. Emotion integration and transmutation. 819
965-0108 ext 101 – www.MartinDeslauriers.com

A FORMAL INTRODUCTION TO AUTHENTIC
ZEN TRAINING through instruction in zazen
(sitting Zen) and kinhin (walking Zen). First
Saturday of each month, 2-4 PM. Preregistration required: info@wwzc.org or 613562-1568. Zen Centre of Ottawa www.wwzc.org
LEARN TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES that will
enhance your growth and development in a
harmonious and supportive environment to
bring the meditative process into daily living.
Individual and group classes-daytime/evening. ISUL method. Contact Nancy 613-5960260 stonetreehaven@yahoo.com
WEEKLY MEDITATION Meditation on Twin
Hearts: every Wednesday, 7pm: 5 Blackburn
(Blackburn & Laurier, Sandy Hill). Join us
for this beautiful guided healing meditation.
No experience necessary, held on donation.
Come every week, or come when you can.
RSVP with Faye Healey:
faye@pranichealingontario.ca,
http://pranaworld.net/twin-hearts-campaign
SAHAJA YOGA MEDITATION. Awaken your
Kundalini energy to balance you, connect you
to cosmic consciousness, and bring about
your spiritual rebirth. Visit us at freemeditation.
com or sahajayoga.ca. Saturdays 3:00 pm
Ottawa Public Library 120 Metcalfe (FREE)

• Meditation on CD
JENNIFER BERNIUS guides you through 5
soothing and inspiring meditations to calm your
mind, relax your body and uplift your spirit. This
CD, Into the Silence, with gorgeous musical accompaniment, will revitalize your daily meditation
practice, helping to open your chakras and awakening you to the healing power of light. Cost:
$20. 613-721-3787; jenbernius@gmail.com

• Mentoring Program
FOR OVER 20 YEARS KERRY PALFRAMAN
has been a spiritual teacher and healer. This
program offers you her personal support
and guidance in any area of your choosing.
Empowering you towards you your next level
of mastery. www.indigowisdom.ca

BRING BALANCE BACK INTO YOUR LIFE.
Melt away stress. Nurture your soul. Reiki is an
ancient alternative therapy used in the treatment
of many conditions. Reiki will balance the chakras and eliminate blockages to help you reach
the road to full health. Call today and begin the
journey to healing. Elsy David, RP, IARP tel:
613-798-6865 or www.samsarareiki.com

Soothe mind and body through a series of supported postures nourished by the breath. This
Iyengar yoga class is a haven if your energy is
low, your stress is high, or you just want to be
quiet and go inward. www.pathwayyoga.ca 613
806-9642 346 Richmond Road, 2nd floor

• Schools
THE 8TH FIRE - School for professional training
and development in the Algonquin Healing Arts
of Shamanism, Spiritual Healing, and Energy
Medicine. Two-year professional training program and certification offered, among the most
comprehensive Shamanic Training programs
in the world, taught by a Traditional Algonquin
Medicine Person. Many teachings are unique
and exclusive to this training alone. Phone 613)
274-3708 or www.The8thFire.com for more info.

• Spiritual Direction
A ONE YEAR ONLINE TRAINING
PROGRAM for spiritual directors. The program is grounded in the Jewish wisdom tradition with an integrated interfaith component.
Visit our website trainingforspirituality.ca or
email us at trainingforspirituality@gmail.com

• Tarot
TAROT AND CARTOUCHE READINGS: I
have been reading cards since 1986 and
use the Mother Peace Tarot deck as well as
the Cartouche deck. Eleanor Ann Rowan
613-746-6778
PERSONAL READINGS Tarot-Astrology Judy
Jibb 613 304 4255, personalreadings@gmail.com
TAROT READINGS with DAVID
CLOUDS. If you’re looking for
a Reading, it’s a good indication that you would benefit from
having one. I no longer . Read
at Oh So Good Cafe but have
moved to a home practice &
house calls. Please visit my
website, davidclouds.com, or
ring 613 619 5977
TAROT INTERPRETATION BY SUZANNE
DUC. Private consultation and party readings
available. Home page at www.facebook.com/
sdtarot. Contact (613) 841-2597 or suzanne.
duc1@gmail.com to arrange an appointment.

• Theta Healing
FILOMENA LAVIGNE is a spiritual - intuitive,
advanced certified Theta Healing Practitioner,
Reiki-Master and IET Master-Instructor: She
believes wherever you are is always the perfect
place to start uncovering, healing and evolving
into the song of your truest heart. The song that
declares your divinity and wholeness and brings
forth into your life the beauty that is residing in
your truest brilliant-self. Appointments in person
or by telephone at 613-596-9249 or email at
aura.bella@hotmail.com

• Workshops
GROUNDING AND THE ART OF CREATING
SACRED SPACE A two-day workshop about
creating boundaries, clearing the aura, learning
how to clear a space, how to be present and secure in your own energy field. Ideal workshop for
energy workers, massage therapists, lawyers,
social workers and anyone anywhere who works
with or lives closely with others. For information
and registration call Aileen’s Oasis at 613-2282272, or by e-mail at aileen@aileensoasis.com
QUANTUM-TOUCH: The Power to Heal
Certificate workshop in Quantum-Touch therapy,
a powerfully simple modality that will transform
your ideas about your health and your life. This
wonderful modality can be used with other
modalities and is very helpful for self-healing,
distance healing, working with clients, friends,
family, pets, water, and gardens. For information,
call Aileen’s Oasis at 613-228-2272, aileen@
aileensoasis.com and www.aileensoasis.com.
Check out WWW.PLANETBOTANIX.COM for a
full listing of upcoming workshops/certifications!
301 Bank (Somerset) 567-4444

DIRECTORY
• Yoga
MOUNTAINGOAT YOGA CENTRES serving
Ottawa’ west end in Nepean and Kanata
since 2003. Over 30 classes per week per
location. Hot Power, Hatha, Yin, Prenatal,
Restorative. Workshops and teacher trainings. www.mountaingoatyoga.com
PRANASHANTI YOGA CENTRE. A full-service
wellness centre in the Hintonburg area of
Ottawa near the Parkdale Market minutes from
downtown and numerous public transportation
stops. In our custom designed eco-friendly
8,000-sq.ft centre, our dedicated team of
teachers and therapists offer a wide variety
of classes in 4 spacious studios and specially
designed therapies in our Consultation spaces.

CLASSIFIEDS
• For Rent
Large, sunny master bdrm with private
bath available for rent in spacious, quiet,
scent-free, pet-free, smoke-free home in
South Keys. Shared use of entire home
including room for relaxation, etc. To share
with 2 health-conscious women, late 40’s,
(one is away half of each wk), need to
live in a chemical-free environment (no
perfumes or fragrances). Available Sept.
1. $685- Incl. One year min. Pls call Marie
at #613.699.8656 if interested.
we have a Unique opportunity for
both office and personal space for rent in
Carleton Place. Well established massage and acupuncture clinic (20 years) in
excellent location with a 2 bedroom apt.
available. We are looking for a health
conscious individual(s) to share space
in our building. Clinic space can be
rented separately if desired. Available
September 1st. 613-253-3456
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT IN KANATA.
$550/month for 14’ x 12’ and $450/month
for a slightly smaller office. 613-254-7310

MAITREYA YOGA STUDIO offers you an
amazing atmosphere where you can take a
break from everyday life and find your own
authentic mind/body experience. Over 25
classes weekly on our Open Class Schedule.
Visit us online for our Registered Classes
and Workshops at www.maitreyayoga.com or
contact us at 613-692-1515.
YOGA & TEA STUDIO. Located on 10 acres of
land in the beautiful village of Carp, near the Carp
Farmer’s Market. Over 20 classes a week, for
all ages, sizes and life-stages! Beginners, Hatha,
Yin, Kundalini, Hot, Gentle, Restorative, Prenatal,
Baby&Me, Kid’s yoga and more! Yoga Teacher
Training certification course available - see
website. Nice selection of yoga mats, bolsters
and other props, DVDs, CDs. Complimentary tea
after each class! Experience yoga in the country
fresh air just minutes from the urban outskirts!
Conveniently close to Kanata, Stittsville and
Almonte! Beautiful drive, peaceful setting, lots of
free parking, why go downtown? 613-304-6320,
www.yogaandtea.com
PATHWAY YOGA. A beautiful, welcoming
studio in the heart of Westboro. Learn how
Iyengar yoga can lead body and breath,
heart and mind along a brighter, healthier
pathway. www.pathwayyoga.ca 613 8069642 346 Richmond Road, 2nd floor

n May 17th, 2011, Grandfather William Commanda
smoked his last pipe. Four people were present:
Larry McDermott of Plenty Canada, me and my then
10-year old daughter, Veronica, and Romola Trebilcock,
Grandfather’s close friend and assistant.
Grandfather’s years and kidney disease were catching
up with him. He still didn’t look his ninety seven, but
he was visibly in pain and, at times, as if in another
dimension. After lighting the sage and spreading his
sacred items for the ceremony, Grandfather began to
assemble his pipe.
This pipe was a wonder in itself. The bowl was
made of red pipestone, carved by a gifted artisan into
an eagle’s head. “You see”, Grandfather told me once,
pointing at his pipe bowl, “the male eagle may think he
is the boss and all, but he is nothing without a female
eagle. She is a true boss”. I never asked which eagle’s
head was on Grandfather’s pipe,
male or female, but I wonder now.
For the last seven years, whenever
Grandfather was in Ottawa, my
children and I were faithfully present
for his full moon pipe ceremonies.
Sometimes, we were the only ones
to share it with him and Romola,
and sometimes, there were others to
join us.
Grandfather loved it when people
gathered around, especially to share his pipe. His own
stories were exchanged with others; Grandfather’s
face would light up when he heard of other people’s
journeys and their honest search for the sacred. All
faiths were welcome. Grandfather’s sincere interest and
respect for other people’s beliefs were remarkable. He,
himself, having been through the Catholic Church in his
early years, would occasionally sing to us in Latin.
It was a presence I always felt when Grandfather
smoked his pipe. I could almost see the long line of
Grandfather’s ancestors, smoking their pipes on this
ancient land before him. The unbroken line of prayers,
moving through Grandfather’s pipe to all of us and into
the future. “You have to be careful when you smoke the
pipe”, Grandfather told us at his last pipe ceremony,
“You can never use the pipe to do harm or wish anything
bad. Your heart has to be pure, when you smoke it”, he
touched his own heart, “or the pipe will come back to
destroy you”.
With these words, I believe, Grandfather warned us
against focused malicious intent, but not against the
usual pitfalls of our human nature, which we cannot
help but have.
Grandfather was always very tolerant of our human
condition. He often said that Creator is very forgiving
of us too. Sometimes a visitor would come, whom
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Grandfather, but Grandfather would still listen patiently,
maybe, with a bit of humour but always with love. I
asked him once, after one particularly difficult visitor,
how can he still love someone like that, and Grandfather
told me, “If I could change, and I was the worst drunk
on my reserve, then he can change too”. “So”, I asked,
“you see the potential in everyone then, right?” “Yes”,
Grandfather said, “that’s right, in everyone.”
Grandfather spoke to us often of his years of drinking.
“Sometimes, I would wake up in the ditch and the rain
water would be flowing through me. I taught my little
brother to drink. We would come home to our parents
passed out with the bottle between them. I tried the
bottle first when I was eight.”
Cancer followed his hard years of drinking and in
his forties Grandfather was left by the doctors to die, as
nothing they could do to save his life. “The pain was so
great that I prayed to the Creator either to save me or to
take me. If Creator was to save me,
I promised to serve Him to the end
of my days. I was on my knees and
cried so hard that the floor under me
was all wet. And the little bird came,
sat on my window and sang such
loud and beautiful song. I knew then
that Creator heard me...”
Grandfather was healed of his
cancer by his wife and other medicine
women and by a gifted healer, of
whom Grandfather always spoke
with greatest respect. “This healer told me, I would
never have cancer again”, said Grandfather and to the
end of his days he had been, indeed, cancer-free.
Grandfather kept his promise to the Creator and on
the first weekend of August, 1969, he held his first sacred
gathering at his home grounds in Maniwaki. He hosted
it every year since and towards the end of his life, this
event would bring together thousands of people from
all over the world. The spirit of Grandfather’s pipe
would travel back to every corner of the globe.
Grandfather believed that the greatest power is the
power of prayer. We lost count how many people were
helped when Grandfather smoked his pipe for them.
Seemingly hopeless situations would resolve and lifethreatening illnesses would reverse.
Grandfather would start every pipe ceremony with
prayers to the four Elements and all Directions. “The
Elements: Fire, Earth, Water and Air, don’t want to be
worshiped, they want to be respected”, he taught me.
After Elements and Directions, Mother Earth would be
honoured by his pipe. “Our Earth is our mother, we
don’t own our mother, she owns us. In spite of what we
do to her, she is still taking good care of us.” Grandfather
was deeply connected to everything living around him.
Grandfather often spoke of the act of creation being
reflected through the pipe. “The bowl is female and the

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Lifestyle Change is What We Need

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recently wrote an article asking the question, “What
does health mean to you”? Most people just go day
by day practicing habits they have grown up with,
right or wrong never really making the connection
between how they feel and what they eat. It’s not until
they experience health related problems
that they consider lifestyle changes. “If
good health is the product of right living,
sickness or ill health must be the result
from wrong living.” Like causes, produce
like effects all through nature. Could our
family health history be a summation of
our families’ dietary habits or traditions?
As an Iridologist I see this as a common
pattern in families. The problem is we don’t
want to make the necessary changes that
will change these genetic patterns. When
we consider the dietary deterioration over
the past 100 years through the industrial,
chemical age, we can begin to understand
why we have so much disease. Paul Bragg
said, “If mankind would at once discard all refined,
sprayed and unnatural foods, it would be the beginning
of a race of people that would live long happy lives and
be free of disease. Man lives today on a diet of too much
dead food (cooked) and processed foods, too many
protein foods such as meat, dairy, too much starch and
sugary foods. He must make a complete turnaround if

stem is male, we join them together when we smoke
the pipe.” Sacred union of male and female energies
creates most profound magical mystery. According to
Grandfather, that is what makes the pipe prayers so
powerful.
And so on that day in May, after saying his prayers
to the Elements, all Directions, Mother Earth and
Grandmother Moon, Grandfather suddenly began to
speak to us with such urgency of the pipe, how to do the
prayers, to honour everything living and how to do the
ceremony itself, and I was flooded by the feeling that it
would be Grandfather’s last pipe that he smoked in his
lifetime. I don’t know how he knew it. He would pass
on August 3rd, 2011, almost three months after our last
pipe ceremony.
And after he told us all he wanted about the pipe,
he was silent for a long time and when I looked at
him, I saw tears streaming, like a river, down his face.
I never saw Grandfather cry before, and I remembered
how during one of his gatherings a great rain suddenly
broke, seemingly out of nowhere, right from the bright
blue sky and Grandfather said to us then: “These are
tears of the Ancestors, flowing down on us”.
Written by Elena, elenamlove@yahoo.com

he is to achieve real health before it is too late. He must
change his diet to include all fruits, vegetables, seeds,
nuts, no hydrogenated oils etc.
Russell Cromwell said, “in every man’s life there is no
battle more severe, and no victory more honorable, than
when a man fights with himself and wins the victory.
Victory over one’s self is the greatest
feat in the world and surely he who cannot
control himself, cannot control others.”
This is where the problem of solving
cancer begins, with all the temptations of
unhealthy foods all around us on every
corner. We decide when we want to live
healthy without pain, but when we learn
the rules, suddenly the whole idea of life
changes seems so unjust when everyone
else continues to eat all this other food we
must now avoid. It’s worth the sacrifice
especially for the future generations.
Without health, what do we really have?
We can’t enjoy life fully. A weakened
unhealthy body is prone to disease,
deterioration and death. It affects our minds, emotions,
motivations and our sense of peace and unhappiness.
An unhealthy mind is prone to psychological disorders,
depression, anxiety etc. We begin to feel down on
ourselves, gain weight, stop exercising and stop eating
right. It becomes a vicious cycle. Crash diets are not
the answer; we end up gaining the weight back not to
mention they’re hard on our bodies. Lifestyle changes
are just that, not trying a diet for a few weeks and
retuning to our old habits. Overcoming our excuses and
developing lifelong healthy habits is the only answer.
See if any of these excuses fit:
• I just don’t have time to follow a healthy program.
• Eating healthy is just too expensive.
• Life is too short; you’re going to die anyway.
• What I don’t know won’t hurt me.
• I might find out something bad about my health.
• I just don’t have the will power to change my habits.
• I don’t want to cause friction in the family or my
social life.
• I know lots of people who eat healthy and they’re sick.
Do these sound familiar?
Lane Jensen is a certified Iridologist and
member of the International Iridology
Practitioners Association. He is certified in
Nutrition and Herbology and trained in (ERT)
Emotional Reflex Technique Assessment,
an advanced form of Muscle testing for
Emotional and Nutritional support.
For more information and consulting
Call 613-424-1647 or 613-406-8798
Email: thevitalist@yahoo.com

Registered Member of the CTCMPAO - College
of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Ontario

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cupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
(TCM) will never be the same in Ontario. Since
April 2013, acupuncture and TCM is now regulated and
can now only be practiced by licensed professionals.
This is great news for those seeking treatment, because
until recently anyone could offer acupuncture services
with little or no training. This also means greater
insurance coverage for those seeking acupuncture and
TCM treatments. So if you have insurance coverage,
you should check in with your provider to see if you
now have increased coverage for these effective health
therapies because of the new regulations.
With a history of 3,000 years, Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM) has developed a unique system
to diagnose and cure illness. The TCM approach is
fundamentally different from that of Western medicine.
In TCM, the understanding of the human body is based
on the holistic understanding of the body and it’s
relationship to the universe as described by the ancient
Taoists. The treatment of illness is based primarily on
the diagnosis and differentiation of syndromes and
patterns.
The TCM approach treats the internal organs as
the core of the human body. Tissue and organs are
connected through a network of meridian channels and
blood vessels inside human body. Qi (or Chi) is often
described as ‘energy’, yet it’s much more complex than
that in the science of TCM. Qi (or Chi) also carries
information through the meridians to connect the
outside of the body with the internal organs.
For example, a rash may appear on the skin caused
by a dysfunction in the internal organs. It is through
the understanding of these meridian channels that an
acupuncturist is able to insert needles into the hands
and feet which affect the internal organ health and bring
relief to health problems. TCM treatment starts with the
evaluation of the entire system, and then focuses on the
correction of pathological changes through balancing
the functions of the internal organs.
The TCM evaluation not only includes the cause,
location, and nature of the disease, but also encompasses
the balance between the pathogenic influence and the
body’s resistance. Treatment is not based only on
the symptoms, but differentiation of syndromes and
patterns. Therefore, those with an identical disease may
be treated in different ways, and conversely, different
diseases may result in the same pattern and are treated
in similar ways.
The clinical diagnosis and treatment in TCM are
mainly based on the Yin-Yang and Five Element
Theory. These theories apply the phenomena and laws

of nature to the study of the physiological activities
and pathological changes of the human body. TCM
therapies include acupuncture, herbal medicine, dietary
guidance, Tuina massage therapy and Qigong exercises.
These therapies appear very different in approach yet
when performed by a Registered TCM Practitioner
(R. TCMP) they all share the same underlying sets of
assumptions and insights in the nature of the human
body and its place in the universe.
Remember, never get acupuncture from anyone
who is not licensed and registered, because they may
not have the adequate training to deliver a safe or
effective treatment. Registered professionals will have
“R.TCMP” or “R.Acu” next to their name to indicate that
they are licensed. The College of Traditional Chinese
Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario
is the legislated body that oversees the regulation and
licensing of this profession. You can check their website
at www.ctcmpao.on.ca to see who is registered in your
area.
Blaise T. Ryan, R.TCMP, R. Acu, has over 10 years
of experience in practicing TCM and Acupuncture.
He currently practices at The Village Clinic in
Westboro at 361 Churchill Ave. N. You can schedule
an appointment with him through his website at
www.DrBlaiseRyan.com or by calling 613-702-5377.
He is bilingual and also teaches weekly Qigong and
Tai-Chi classes (more details available on his website).

October 2013

Laura’s Numerology News
for October 2013
How to calculate your personal
monthly number.
Add the day of your birth to the month of
your birth. Then you will add the number
7 to your number. NOTE – If your final
number adds up to double digits, add the
numbers together again, and again, if you
have to, until you get a single number. If
you still have trouble, email me at lbaird@istar.ca

6. How deep is the knot in your forehead? It is all
about change, and it is not always easy, is it? Your
home and family life is high lighted in Oct. Are you
moving? It’s a good time to buy or sell.
7. You need to take a big breath, and SLOW DOWN,
this month. Relax, as you could be close to critical
over-load. Try to focus on more solitary pursuits and
disconnect from your family and career. You do not
want the universe to slap you in the head do you?

8. The month of Oct. wants you to get your brain in
gear and make important decisions, now. No more
research is needed. Many in this influence will have
1. 1. You will be thrilled to know that most of the very
an overwhelming desire to make changes in their
trying circumstances of late will be in the final stages.
career. You may still be feeling quit raw, so still take
Force yourself to get motivated and get some new
time for self-care.
seeds in the ground. Stick with the ditching and
purging of anything and anybody that has to go.
9. I know that you are so ready to get the shovel in
the ground, but stand firm and do nothing except
2. There is much mind numbing detail for you to take
get ready. This could mean the end of an illness or
care of this month. Try to remain calm and patient or
just some trying times. Get your resume ready and
you will be a nerve ending by the end of the month.
prepare yourself for a new business opportunity next
Hang on to your money for the moment.
month.
3. Is everyone in your life sucking the life out of you? It
is time for radical changes and the focus has to be self
healing this month. Make an effort to let go of past
worries and force your mind to be more optimistic
about the future. It looks brighter to me.
4. Did you factor in some fun or healing work this
summer? I hope so, because it is all about rebuilding
and work, now. It is time to focus on any of the
foundations that collapsed in the last few years and
make them strong again. Suck it up and get busy.
5. “When the heck is this year going to be over”….right?
This is a tough one, for sure, and runs a whacky course
all the way to Dec. You will experience change, and
perhaps a lightening of your heavy load, now, but it
will still be a slug. Keep your chin up.

Laura Young is an intuitive numerologist
and core belief modification coach. She
is located in Ottawa, but can conduct
phone or skype consultations anywhere.
For personal consultations please email:
lbaird@istar.ca or call 613-725-7232.

What can Numerology do for you?
Numerology is a study of numbers. There is evidence that
numerology was in use thousands of years ago in China, Greece
and Egypt even before the time of Pythagoras, who is generally
accepted as the "father" of numerology. Why is numerology still in
use and of interest to so many? It is because it works, that is why.
• Are you currently at a major cross-road in your life? Should you
make a decision or move forward now or wait?
• Numerology can help you uncover hidden talents and turn them
into a career.
• An analysis of partners, children, friends or co-workers can help
you deal with them more efficiently.
• Numerology can help you heal from past issues and move on.
• Help you understand how you can use the current year, month
and day for its best influence.
• Be more aware of your own areas of weakness and learn how to
turn them into strengths. Stop repeating history once and for all.
Laura Young is an intuitive numerologist/life coach living
in Ottawa. She has written “Laura’s numerology News” in
Tone Magazine for over 8 years. To book an appointment
or receive Laura’s monthly newsletter please email
L.BAIRD@ISTAR.CA or call 613-725-7232

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Healing with Past Life Regression

by Trevour Strudwick
he majority of the world’s
population believe in reincarnation.
Buddhism, Hinduism, Neo-Platonism,
and Qaballah all teach reincarnation in
an effort to answer the eternal question
‘why are we here?’ You might be
interested to learn that reincarnation
was a tenant of Christianity until
545AD when it was decreed a heresy
by the Roman Emperor Justinian - not
a Father of the Church. More recently,
the Chinese Government has passed
a bill barring Tibetan Monks from
reincarnating, presumably to gain
control over who the next Dali Lama
will be. It appears that the abolition or
restriction of reincarnation is motivated
by political reasons and not spiritual
principles.
The belief that the soul is eternal and
travels through multiple incarnations
in order to achieve purification,
wisdom and experience speaks to us
on the deepest level. Many mainstream
psychologists who had no previous
belief or experience with reincarnation
have recorded Past Life phenomena
with their clients. In documenting
these sessions they also note that
various conditions, pain and phobias
spontaneously cleared up immediately
following the Past Life memory.
As investigation continues to
develop, the experience of Past Life
Regression is being used more and
more to explain the unexplainable and
bring deeper insight to our personal
spiritual experience. Injuries sustained
at one point on the timeline can be
carried forward and the theory that
a karmic debt incurred in a previous
life will continue to follow you until
balance is restored is central to the
belief in reincarnation. Are you being
compelled by ancient memories
or atoning for wrongs done many
lifetimes ago? These questions can only
be answered by individual experience
along the path of self-discovery.
Trevour Strudwick has been using Past
Life Regression professionally since
1988 and will be teaching a certification
program this fall at Planet Botanix.
613-256-8394 to register.

Saturdays 1-4pm, Oct 12th – Nov 2nd
Class size limited to 6 participants
Early registration by October 1st $495+hst - After October 1st $649+hst
This is the only program of its kind in the world. Intensive training
using Past Life Regression as a therapeutic healing modality for
those issues which seem resistant and even unresolvable using more
conventional techniques.
Several methods to facilitate Past Life Regression; Life between lives;
Healing past memories and trauma; Downloading important skills
and knowledge from parallel lives; Discovering the soul contract for
this life; How to work with The Lords of Karma to make profound
changes through the timeline and much more.

Level 1 Reiki Practitioner

2 – ½ days, Sundays 1-5pm, October 20th & 27th
Class size limited to 6 participants
$225+hst by October 10th; $275+hst after October 10th
Learn Usui Tibetan Reiki as well as non-traditional Reiki methods to
heal yourself and others. This is the first step on an ever expanding
world of healing and spiritual development. Level 1 Reiki is ideal for
anyone interested in learning more about energy work, how it works,
and the many spiritual and healing benefits.

Level 1 Tarot Certification

6 weeks, Saturdays 4-6pm, Nov 2nd – Dec 7th
$249+hst – includes THOTH Tarot Deck. Registration deadline Oct 26th
A True History of the Tarot and the error that has been passed
down for centuries; The different superstitions regarding Tarot and
why they are simply ridiculous; Colour Symbolism; Astrological
Symbolism; Number Symbolism; How to read what you see; An indepth study of the different parts of the deck including the Major
Arcanum, Minor Arcanum, 4 Suits and the Court Cards; How to
open, close and clear for a reading;
How to work with different Tarot Spreads.

October 2013

Sri Chinmoy Answers
Question: How can we be joyful in spite of life’s
difficulties?
SRI CHINMOY: How can we be joyful? Give selflessly.
We get joy not by coming forward before others, but
by bringing others to the fore. Real joy is experienced
by self-giving, not by possessing or showing our own
supremacy. When we allow others to get joy first, we
feel our joy is more complete and more perfect.
We can have more joy and less tension in life only
in self-giving, not in demanding. When there is tension,
it is because we want something to be done in
our own way. We become tense because we
see light in one way and others see light in
some other way. So there is no peace, no poise,
only tension. Understand that God operates
not only in us, but in others as well and in our
so-called enemies too. But these are not our
real enemies. Our real enemies are our doubts,
fears, anxieties and worries. When instead of
trying to perfect others we try to perfect ourselves, then
we will have joy.
If we do not expect anything from anyone, we will
have joy. If we can know that we are not indispensable,
that without us the world can go on perfectly well, we
will have joy. This way, we can all have abundant joy in
life.
Nobody can be as happy as a person who is
detached. When we are attached to something or
someone, we become a victim of that thing or person. If
we want to have true joy and peace, we must be totally
detached. Detachment does not mean that we shall not
work for the world—we will work for the world, be in
the world, but we shall not allow ourselves to be carried
away by anything.
The outer sign of progress is inner joy. Inner joy
is something very sweet and intense; it always fulfills

Call for dates & locations: 613-232-2387
Offered as a free community service by students of Sri Chinmoy.

our thoughts and actions. There are two kinds
of joy­—outer joy and inner joy. We think that
the possessor of outer joy is someone else,
not ourselves. Again, we may try to get joy
by talking or mixing with others. But inner
joy is not got like this. When we meditate or
contemplate, at that time we feel that we are
the soul of joy. We get real joy from silent and
profound meditation. In the outer life, when
we talk and mix with people, or exchange ideas with
others, we may get a kind of satisfaction. But this is not
real joy. Real joy is something very deep, illumining
and fulfilling. The joy we feel inside is like a fountain;
it comes spontaneously. Inner joy has no fear and it can
transform our nature.
When the heart is open, you will feel boundless joy,
boundless love and boundless purity. Then you will
see joy in everything. A day will come when you will
get spontaneous joy from everything. You will look at a
flower and get joy, you will look at a child and get joy,
and you will look at the world and get joy. You will also
get peace and the feeling of universal oneness.
Visit www.srichinmoylibrary.com for
further writings by Sri Chinmoy.

October 2013

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About Acupuncture

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s early as the New Stone Age in China, the
primitive human beings found that pressing
certain (acupuncture) points on the body using bian
stones can cure some diseases and alleviate the pain
on the body. Through long history development, stone
needles were substituted by bamboos and metals.
A system of channels and collaterals is created by
categorizing those points.
The fourteen channels including the twelve regular
channels and Ren and Du channels are important
theory of acupuncture. They integrate five zand organs
(heart, lung, liver, kidney, and spleen), six fu organs
(stomach, gallbladder, large intestine, small intestine,
bladder, triple energizer). The channels also vertically
and horizontally connect with limbs, muscles, tendons
and bones of the body.
The channels and collaterals are the pathways,
where qi is carried throughout the body. Needling the
acupuncture points on channels can transfer qi, restore
and regulate the functions of qi and blood circulation.
Take the Large Intestine Channel for example. The
Large Intestine Channel starts from the tip of the index
finger, through the interspace of the first and second
metacarpal bone (hegu LI4), enters the lower gums,
finally to the sides of the nose (Ying XiangLI20). This
is why needling the Hegu (LI4 on hand) can alleviate
toothache. In the similar manner, the points on the
Lung Channel can be inserted to treat cough, asthma.
Needling the points on the Stomach Channel (Zusanli
S36) can be used to alleviate the stomach pain. The

points on the Gallbladder Channel can be selected to
treat sciatica. The points on the Bladder Channel can be
used to solve back pain, neck pain. And the points on
the Three Yan Channels on upper limb can be used to
treat frozen shoulder.
Further studies of the basic Traditional Chinese
Medicine include the theory of yin-yang, the five
elements, zang-fu, channels and collaterals, qi, blood
and body fluid, etiology, methods of diagnosis and
differentiation of syndromes. Those studies will help an
acupuncturist achieve better therapeutic results.
More acupuncture articles can be found at
http://web.ncf.ca/ed656. Please contact
Jiling Shi at 613-234-3767 for any follow
up questions.

A N X I E T Y I S MA N AG E A B L E

How to Help Children, Teens and Young Adults Cope With Anxiety

With Dr. James R. Bitter, International Speaker, Presenter, Author and
Therapist, Professor, East Tennesee State University
Do you want to help children, teenagers and young adults improve how they deal with stressors in their lives and
manage their anxiety? Do you want to understand your reactions and choices when feeling anxious or uneasy about life?
Discover how to:
• Understand anxiety as a normal response to life’s stressors and challenges,
• Assess the purpose of anxiety, so it can be used constructively to deal with daily demands and uncertainties,
• To talk and listen more eﬀectively with others about their fears and concerns,
• Use practical tools to cope with a variety of stressors which produce anxiety.

Cost - $35 per person +HST
Space is limited so register early by calling
(613) 737-5553

October 2013

Hypnosis for Fear of the Dentist
by Dr Luke www.lukenosis.com

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any people are afraid to go to the dentist. Whether
they had a traumatic experience in the past or are
simply not happy to visit this professional, the fact is,
several people try to avoid visiting the dentist as much
as possible. Many people do not know, however they
can cure this fear of visiting the dentist. Many people
never think of hypnosis as a solution; however this is
a very good option for those who want to overcome
such fear painlessly. For those who do not know fear
of the dentist Ottawa hypnosis can help a person who
is afraid of visiting the dentist overcome such fear. This
will happen thanks to hypnosis sessions that will access
a person’s mind and give it suggestions to see what the
person wants to finally achieve. The trance state does
not take people out of themselves, it is actually the
other way around, trance helps the person find his inner
desires and actually out them into practice.
The fear of the dentist Ottawa hypnosis will help
the patient reach a state of mind where he or she
will be able to focus on their fear and actually work
towards overcoming it. The hypnosis is not a therapy,
it is a treatment performed by professionals who knows
exactly how to help a troubled mind. Fear of the dentist
Ottawa hypnosis has already helped thousands find
their minds and emotionally control it. Thanks to this
technique people are able to not visit the dentist but also

undergo several different treatments that they could not
before because of their fear.
Thanks to hypnosis several people can better control
their minds and have a professional dentist help them
enhance their oral health. People can then perform
gag reflex treatments, treat general facial pain, treat
teeth grinding and even do simple treatments such
as putting braces and whitening the teeth. It does
not matter the intensity of the fear one has towards
dentist professionals, hypnosis is certainly a very good
treatment option that should be considered. Hypnosis
can also help patients that are phobic of dentists. A
hypnosis professional will certainly be able to help each
and every patient find what is the best treatment for
his case, however it is also good to know that there are
many different options.
Hypnosis will help your mind understand that
dentists will not hurt you but help you lead a much
healthier life. Controlling and inserting new ideas to
our subconscious is hard if we are on our own. If we
count with the help of a professional the whole process
will be much quicker and much easier. Your mind will
then react in a proper way whenever you visit this
professional, allowing you to receive the treatment that
you need. In addition to that hypnosis will also help
you live better in general since it will help you relax,
breathe better, control your fears when you need and
also control your mind whenever you are away from
your comfort zone.

“I Can Make You Stop Smoking in One Hour”
If you’re having trouble kicking
the Evil Habit Dr. Luke Michael
Howard can transform even the
most ardent smoker into a
healthy non-smoker IN JUST
ONE HOUR.

been featured in all forms of
media such as Tone Magazine,
CTV Morning Live, and CBC
Radio.

Dr. Luke, owner of the LUKEnosis Complete Mind Therapy
organization, is a Smoking
Cessation Specialist, has a
Masters degree in Hypnotherapy
as well as a Doctorate in
Psychology.

He has developed an advanced
hypnotherapy technique that
turns weak willed smokers into
empowered Non-Smokers in just
one hour. He says “This
technique is so powerful we are
achieving a 95% success rate.
This is incredible when you think
that patches are only about 16%
successful. We are so confident
in the success of this treatment
that we offer a free backup
session for the remaining 5%.
In fact, if after the session any
one should need an extra
session, it’s theirs, FREE OF
CHARGE.”

Dr. Luke has been studying
Hypnosis for over 16 years now
and has trained all over the
world. After over a decade, Dr.
Luke is still the youngest person
certified by the American Board
of Hypnotherapy. Dr. Luke has

Dr. Luke explains, “This powerful
breakthrough technique
combines the latest discoveries
in hypnosis and the new science
of personal achievement known
as Neuro Linguistic Programming. This takes the power of
hypnosis to a new level in

helping people take back control
of their lives.”
Many local doctors are so
impressed by the power of
hypnosis that they are now
referring many of their patients
to Dr. Luke for his Accelerated
Change Stop Smoking
Programme. Dr. Luke says, “I
am currently building a Doctors
Referral Network to keep local
GP’s informed of my developments and to keep them
informed of their patients’
progress.
Many celebrities, professional
business people, nurses and
housewives have benefited from
stopping smoking with hypnosis,
SO CAN YOU!
The good news is that this
incredible method of stopping
smoking is available locally. The
bad news there usually is a two
or three week waiting list for an
appointment – but even the
medical profession believes it’s
worth waiting for.

October 2013

“I walked out a nonsmoker!”
Caroline
had been
a smoker
for the
majority
of her
lifenearly 30
YEARS!
She had
tried
every type of stop-smoking aid
possible, tried using ‘will power’
to quit cold turkey but to no
avail-that is until she met Dr.
Luke. She recently sent him this
follow up email: “I promise I will
totally do a video testimonial for
you in the future though, as the
hypnosis TOTALLY worked...not
only have I not smoked...I have
not even WANTED to!!! It really
is amazing”
Check out more testimonial
videos on: www.lukenosis.com
and you can contact Dr. Luke at
LUKEnosis to arrange an
appointment at 613-878-5874.

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Meditating with Angels
by Reza Shadman

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have recently come across a beautiful book, Angels
in my Hair, by Lorna Byrnes. While reading the
book I found a renewed sense of connection to Angels
and asked for inspiration for the upcoming classes.
Inspiration came as an image. An image of many
shimmering golden Angels in meditation room praying
over people. It inspired deep feelings of peace and
harmony. I thanked them and held on to the feelings for
as much as I could.
Angels invoke love. When I’m
afraid I ask for their help and can
feel their love. I’ve felt their touch
since I started meditating, but
they are not the only one. I love
to call onto Buddha and specially
the presence of Mother Mary and
others who are here to help us
opening our hearts. I guess one
could say this style of meditating is
very heart based.
Classes are small groups, and
are done in guided format. Guided
meditations are specially helpful

for those who can not stop thinking. My real purpose is
to encourage you to develop a steady practice and make
meditating a routine part of life. There will be a free
intro coming up on Monday October the 21st. Should
you decide to continue, eight weeks of meditations will
follow. The price: $160 or by donation.
Reza Shadman is a meditation instructor facilitating
the connection to the divine self since 2007. His journey
started 10 years ago when he experienced a Kundallini
awakening and witnessed the light and love within.
You can know more about him at
www.healandlove.com

Meditation on Love & Light
Guided meditations with the help of
Divine Mother and Angels

corner of Bank and Somerset
Register at reza.shadman@gmail.com
613 794-0677

Spirit Guides created this workshop to reveal the
simple steps you can take to connect with your own
Guides. They help you in any area of your life, and
encourage you to that which will bring joy and peace.
Whether you have questions about life, relationships,
work or health; need support, or just a parking spot,
your guides are always there for you. Now you can
connect with them!

Healing Fundamentals Workshops

Option 1 - Tues. Evenings Nov 5, 12 & 19, 6:30pm –
8:30pm, 66 Muriel St. 210a
Option 2 - Sat. Nov 23rd, 10am – 5pm, Tao Crystals,
355 St. Laurent Blvd.
Grounding - Imperative to your wellbeing and any
healing practice. When grounded you feel settled,
secure, confident and at ease. A vital tool for protecting
yourself from outside energies.
Muscle Testing - allows you to access untapped wisdom
to answer questions or give you information. Have the
answer that’s in highest good right at your fingertips.
Finally, clarity!
Communicate With Your Body - connect with your
body in a new way and learn to interpret the messages
it sends you. Discover what the body needs from you in
order to heal.
These skills are valued tools for use throughout your lifetime.
Contact Lisa Virtue to reserve. 613-296-4271
lisa@lisavirtue.com

October 2013

Your body’s guide to
Conscious Eating!

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veryone is looking for the secret to losing weight,
getting fit and feeling comfortable in their own skin.
New drugs, vitamins, exercise equipment, fad diets
become the new rage promising a slimmer, healthier
you! The truth of the matter is there really is no magic
secret, pill, or food that will help you to achieve and
sustain your goal. It can be realized without busting
your butt at the gym for hours or living off of cabbage
soup , diet pills or protein shakes which give you
terrible gas.
For the most part, society has gotten away from the
very basics of healthy wholesome nutrition; real whole
foods in their natural form which make our bodies feel
good.
Think of our bodies as one might a vehicle, if we fueled
our vehicle with sugar water it wouldn’t run and the
engine would seize. The same goes for our body, feed
it junk and it won’t thrive. Our bodies are not designed
to ingest artificial additives such as antibiotics, artificial
colourings and refined and overly processed foods.
Our food suppliers have created foods which appeal
to the taste buds by enhancing the flavor to make
them sweeter, bolder and more flavorful with very
little thought on how those unnatural flavorings and
colourings affect our bodies.
In the taste department, a brussel sprout pales in
comparison to the bold salty flavor which comes from a
bag of potato chips.
As you contemplate your next diet program, rather
than counting fat grams or sodium grams or even
calories I invite you rather to consider the following
Rate your Food scale with one simple
question in mind. “On a scale of 1-3,
How Real is This Food?”

haven’t been altered, canned or jarred and have no
added sugar to enhance the flavour. Where possible,
Organic should be the preferred choice.
Humanely raised Meat and Fish without the addition
of antibiotics and hormones.
There are also a number of grains with little processing
and preserving such as quinoa, brown rice and millet
which are full of nutrients and fiber to naturally assist
the body. All these foods would be given a rating of 1.
A rating of 2 would be frozen fruits and vegetables,
canned vegetables and fruit. The foods started from a
natural state and then where altered slightly to preserve
them.
Eating consciously is a choice requiring some
thought and at the same time promises many benefits
including Optimal Health and Well being, increased
self confidence and a healthy body image .
If you wish to be fit and healthy; eat foods grown
from the Earth 90% of the time. Then when you do have
the occasional treat food it is just that a treat not your
lifestyle.
It would be my pleasure to assist you in the creation
of a real food program centered on optimal health and
wellbeing.
Gina Backs
Ginasfitnessandnutrition.com
gina@ginasfitnessandnutrition.com
About Gina: Gina is a Certified Personal
Trainer and Holistic Nutritionist
with a passion for food, fitness and
consciousness living.

Gina Backs

For example:
A Rating of 3 would be given
to packaged Snack foods such as
prepared baked goods, chocolate
bars, Chips, Enriched White breads,
Meals in a box, sugar in all sorts of
different packages etc These foods
are
loaded with artificial food
colorings and flavours which do not
complement and in fact cause our
bodies to work harder to eliminate
the additives and impurities. Often
these foods do not have a Real food
as a primary ingredient.
A Rating of 1 would be given to
Fresh Vegetable and Fruits; nothing
added nothing taken away. They

he White Rose of Faith is the work of the
Light of God, who is Jesus. He is living in us
as a work of faith, who is receiving our sins, and
He is like Mary, who like Jesus, is calling out to
the world for the work of peace. The White Rose
of Faith teaching is now given:
A rose is made perfect by the longing of the
heart, and the heart who calls it to become perfect, is
waiting for the rose to blossom. It is blossoming by
faith, and it continually drops a petal off to show that
it yields the many virtues of faith. It is letting go of the
world slowly, and it represents the many facets of faith
in the world, but it is a teaching of faith which is all
enduring and all encompassing and yields the fruits of
faith, which is made perfect by the Father. It is a fruit of
forgiveness and it is a fruit of love, and in it we are shown
how roses can make us know the littleness of life, and
how littleness of life is inside us. We are always making
ourselves little and this littleness, is my teaching.
The small child, who lives in the heart of Christ is a
sister or brother of Christ. They are chosen by Christ to
portray littleness, and to be the wonder of Christ sign in
men. They are working miracles of faith who are giving
themselves to Christ through the littleness of life. They
are preserved by Christ in His abode in their littleness,
and He is teaching them all one by one. He is calming
them, supporting them, and listening to them. It is the
white rose of faith, which causes them to know the
love of the world. In the White Rose of Faith a teaching
is made perfect, through contrition. It is the Blessed
Virgin’s teaching on abortion.
A child who is aborted is made perfect through Love
who is Jesus, and He makes them know what love is
in the time that they are born. He is with them, as they
are aborted, and when they suffer, He tells them what
to expect, and He tells them what is needed by their
tiny littleness, which is their soul. He sees their pain,
and he extinguishes it by taking it upon Himself. He
lives in them, and He sees them in the heart of Christ
as a child who is suffering, and they are making Him
weep, and he weeps inconsolably with passion and
forgiveness. He is making them know His life, and He
is putting them in His Hand, and He is holding them
with sureness and love, and He guards their littleness.
The child who is aborted is not made to suffer in a
physical way but suffers spiritually, and is knowing
the pain of separation of the mother and the child. It
is in pain knowing that it is being torn from the womb
of life, and it is in pain knowing that a woman, who is
it’s mother is being let to receive the vindictiveness of
life. She is left to know, the pain of abortion, which is

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what the Lord, had made her know, but she is without
consolation, and she has no understanding of the Lord.
In this, she is welcomed by the Lord, who loves her, and
she is returned to the fold. She is preserved by
the grace of forgiveness of the Lord.
A small child, who is taken from the birth
mother, is also placed in the situation where
it can know pain. It is also placed in a vessel,
which the Lord keeps for such events where
He cleanses them. He cleanses them and in His
cleansing, releases them from the memory of
the pain of abandonment. It is His Will in them
coming to life. He takes them to the place where he
adorns them with His Love, and He is giving them new
life. He seeks them out, and when they come toward
Him, he reaches out, and places His cloak around their
shoulders. It is the act of love of the Father, and the Son
and the Holy Spirit. The cloak is a garment made up
of the works of angels, who realize the needs of the
child, and the child is protected from birth and given
safety. It is the act of the Will of the Father, which causes
this to occur. In this time a child who suffers will know
eventually the will of The Father. It is the work of the
wholeness of life in them. It involves the work of life,
the Father, the Mother, and the return to Christ. It is
the Holy Mother, who teaches this. In the Holy Mother
word’s, “The child of Christ is saved through Faith, and
when they receive my illumination, they receive the
blessing of the Blessed Virgin, who takes them in hand”
Today, a child of God, knows Light and the Light
is the son of God, who is returned. They realize light
through a visitation of the Holy Mother. She bestows
upon them some gift called by her a “Gift of Mary”, and
she lets them know. It is the sure sign of the times. It is
meant to accommodate the needs of those who are lost,!
those who place trust in the Lord, and those who are
made to know of it. Amen.
MARIAN HEALERS OF CANADA
613-795-4583
Established 2004

Edgar Cayce (Ottawa)

October 2013

Search for God groups
Success for the soul
Meditation, study and application
in a small group format

(613) 731-4901

Immune Support for a Healthy Winter

By Similar Solutions
ully nourished by the warmth and joys of summer,
our bodies may receive the first cool days of
autumn with grace.... But if not, there are ways to ease
the transition. The autumn season can be challenging
and calls for extra gentleness toward ourselves as our
energies and lives move inside. What actions can we
take to empower our immune system to keep us healthy
and vibrant through a long winter?
A foundation of strong immune functioning requires
a body free from toxic, depleting substances, and a
balanced, nutritious diet. Our resilient bodies can
endure sub-standard circumstances for long periods
before succumbing to stress or unhealthy lifestyle. We
can be hard on ourselves. We may not even realize that
we are. Moving beyond these cultural habits can open
a new way of relating to ourselves: one of care and
respect.
Toxic build-up can inhabit different organs of the
body, such as the liver, kidney, intestines or lymphatic
system. Toxicity in the organs accumulates through
poor diet, chemically treated water, heavy metal
exposure, intestinal bacteria imbalance, medications
and pollution. Electro-Dermal Screening (EDS) is a tool
(placed on energy points of the body) used to ascertain
which areas require detoxification and rebalancing; a
complement to homeopathic treatment.
The lymphatic system is a network of organs and
tissues that accounts for 20% of immune function and
passes 20 litres of water daily (why it’s important to
drink!). The lymph is fundamental to the elimination
of toxins, bathing cells in fluids that cleanse and
sustain healthy cellular activity. Cells congested by
toxins contribute to a sluggish lymph system, an early
sign of slow and chronic malfunctioning of the body’s
immune defenses that can lead to disease manifestation.
Homeopathic support of lymph functioning can greatly
minimize susceptibility to viral and bacterial infection.
The intestines or ‘gut’ also supports our defenses,
resting at the centre of the body and energy system.
A mucosal lining runs through the intestines offering
protection by filtering out which substances enter the
bloodstream. When we consume a diet that is high in
sugar (all forms), low in fibre, or includes antibiotics or
unknown allergens (e.g. gluten, dairy), an imbalance
in gut bacteria can occur, leading to damage of this
sensitive lining. Foreign proteins and viruses enter
the blood, causing white blood cells to react to these
invaders with an “inflammatory response”. The joints,
tissues, muscles, bowel, etc. become fertile ground for
auto-immune disease. Many believe this condition to be
chronic and prevalent, yet undetected.
We have evolved beyond basics like Vitamin C
for immune support, which - although important -

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are not enough. Bodies respond differently in how
they accumulate toxins and experience imbalance.
Professional guidance can be pertinent to discerning
what’s needed to care for yourself. Similar Solutions uses
EDS to observe and locate weakness in organ function,
glandular systems and cellular metabolic function. We
provide homeopathic drainage and detox programs to
target these areas and address nutritional deficiencies.
We hope to contribute to you by supporting your
immune system for a bright, cozy winter! Sessions
are 90 mins, with a shorter follow-up to confirm treatment
success. (Please don’t eat 2 hrs prior to testing. No lotions
on hands/feet.) Similar Solutions – (613) 812-5682 –
kchristlmeier@gmail.com
Karin Christlmeier has a Bachelor of Engineering and
worked 15 years as a senior project manager before
being called into healing arts. After losing both parents
to cancer, Karin felt compelled to promote alternatives
in health. She completed her Practitioner’s Diploma
in Heilkunst and Homeopathy from the Hahnemann
College for Heilkunst in 2004, and has been practicing
since then.

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by Grace Joubarne, Clinical Hypnotherapist

C

an you figure out why the fluoridation of drinking
water with Hydrofluorosilisilic Acid (classified an
EPA Class 1 toxin) is now considered to be the biggest
fraud ever perpetrated against the North American
public?

1. Ontario Dental Association fee guidelines state that
a cavity would cost from $121 to repair depending on
the severity of the cavity.
2. The structural damage to fluorotic teeth caused
by drinking fluoridated tap water can never be repaired. It can only be covered up by replacing the
fluorotic enamel with porcelain veneers and crowns
at a cost of roughly $600 per tooth times 28 teeth or
about $16,000 for one child. Replacement of crowns
and reapplication of the veneers could bring the
lifetime cost of repairing this damage to $30,000 or
more. On average, 10 teeth will be affected that will
need repair at a cost of $6000 initially and at least
$15,000 over a lifetime. (per Dentist David Kennedy:
http://www.noforcedfluoride.org/dentalfluorosis.html
3. Need more help? Dentist David Kennedy (Bellingham,
WA) does the math: “As a result of fluoridation, 150,000
children (30% of the approximately 500,000 children at
each 1 -year age group) will fall victim to dental fluorosis
each year. This will result in an initial cost of $6000 X
150,000 or 900 million dollars per year! As maintenance
is added in over a lifetime, this figure will increase to 3.3
Billion dollars per year, in 1995 dollars, after 70 years, assuming the population of children does not change. And
remember, this only corrects for cosmetic damage. The
structural damage resulting from dental fluorosis can
never be repaired. Nor can the psychological damage
that results from these unsightly teeth.”
4. Dr. Kennedy: “… in 1952, Maury Massler and Isaac
Schour, two of the most prestigious dentists in the
United States at that time, published a paper showing that while well-nourished children drinking fluoridated water experienced a dental fluorosis rate of
25%, poorly nourished children experienced a fluorosis rate of 60%” (Journal of the American Dental
Association 44:156165 (1952)).
5. Dental fluorosis is a consequence of water fluoridation
caused exclusively from excessive fluoride. An infant
fed formula prepared with tap water or a child who
swallows fluoridated toothpaste is automatically
poisoned.
6. The same substance used to fluoridate your water,
‘sodium fluoride’ (part of the Hydrofluorosilisilic

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Acid compound sourced from fertilizer companies
in the USA and China) was just used to gas Syrians.
7. Ingestion of fluoride in early childhood may damage the tooth-forming cells, leading to a defect in the
enamel known as dental fluorosis. Teeth impacted by
fluorosis have visible, permanent discoloration, ranging from white spots to brown and black stains.
8. Teeth with dental fluorosis demonstrate an increased porosity of the enamel, mostly limited to the
sub-surface enamel in milder forms, but impacting
the surface enamel as well in severe forms, resulting
in extensive pitting, chipping, fracturing, and decay
of the teeth.
9. The discoloration induced by dental fluorosis can
cause significant embarrassment and stress to the impacted child, resulting in adverse effects on esteem,
emotional health, and career success, depression
and social anxiety. This, according to dentists, is a
non-issue.
10. Canadian dental associations, Health Canada and
City Councilors do not mention, in their marketing
materials, dental fluorosis, the cause of dental fluorosis, or the tremendous cost of porcelains and crowns
needed to cover up the permanent disfigurement to
children’s teeth caused by fluoride.
11. Health Canada and the Canadian Dental Association
continue to claim that the incidence of dental fluorosis, while in the severe stages in 41% of American
children, is practically negligible in Canada although
the same exact substance released into US drinking
water and by Sarin gas in Syria is used in Canada.
12. Despite all independent studies comparing areas
with and without fluoridated water showing there is
NO benefit to anyone for anything (except to cosmetic
dentists), they still bedazzle us with claims that fluoridation of drinking water prevents dental cavities.
13. “It is currently estimated that an average of 48% of
children living in fluoridated areas now have some
form of dental fluorosis, with 12.5% of children having fluorosis significant enough to be of “esthetic concern”. While proponents of water fluoridation dismiss dental fluorosis as a “cosmetic effect,” recent research indicates that the rate of bone fracture among
children with fluorosis (even in the mild forms) is
higher than the bone fracture rates among children
with no fluorosis due to the concurrent skeletal fluorosis. (York Review, 2000)
14. The cosmetic dentistry industry is a multi-billion
dollar industry…perhaps entirely as a direct result of
the several generations of people whose teeth were
deliberately harmed by fluoridated drinking water. What’s more, using the water treatment system
to mass-medicate a population for something that is

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Learn Who Really Benefits from
Fluoridation of Drinking Water.
Hint, it’s not children!

neither contagious or life-threatening (cavity) is in
violation of the Health Care Consent Act and using
an EPA Class 1 Hazardous Waste product to do so is
in violation of the Ontario Safe Drinking Water Act,
for starters.
The very institutions established to protect the public
is bilking it of billions through misleading information,
non-disclosure of the health damages and perpetuation
of what they know to be lies. If dental fluorosis
was the only harm, it would still be horrific.
But fluoride is recognized to be the substance
that causes more cancer, faster, than any other
substance (Dr. Dean Burk)…and they call this
a natural nutrient …and they are fluoridating
children’s teeth at the schools, without parental
consent or full disclosure of the facts.

Dental fluorosis from Fluoridated water : the future
look of Ottawa resident’s teeth?
“The prevalence of fluorosis in permanent teeth in
areas with fluoridated water has increased from about
10-15% in the 1940s to as high as 70% in recent studies...”
SOURCE: Marshall TA, et al. (2004). Associations
between Intakes of Fluoride from Beverages during
Infancy and Dental Fluorosis of Primary Teeth. Journal
of the American College of Nutrition 23:108-16.
“Current studies support the view that dental
fluorosis has increased in both fluoridated and nonfluoridated communities. North American studies
suggest rates of 20 to 75% in the former and 12 to 45% in
the latter.”
SOURCE: Locker, D. (1999). Benefits and Risks of
Water Fluoridation. An Update of the 1996 FederalProvincial Sub-committee Report. Prepared for Ontario
Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.
“Systemic F-exposure to children has increased. Mild
dental fluorosis is now more common than one would
predict on the basis of Dean’s findings in the late 1930s
and early 1940s: in fluoridated and non-fluoridated
communities. Several recent studies report prevalence
rates in the 20 and 80 percent range in areas with
fluoridated water.”
SOURCE: Luke J. (1997). The Effect of Fluoride
on the Physiology of the Pineal Gland. Ph.D.
Thesis. University of Surrey, Guildford.
GracePlace Wellness, Ottawa, ON
www.graceplacewellness.com
613-422-7027 • graceplacewellness@gmail.com

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Healing Oneself with The Gift

I

f you believe in reincarnation, you believe we are all
born with past lives that follow us through many
incarnations. Sometimes these past experiences come
with us because they are not resolved even when we
think we have dealt with them. Somehow, magically,
they still present themselves as “Here we are – thought
you had dealt with us, got rid of us, found the answers:
nooooooo we are still here. We like you soooooo much
we don’t want to leave you. We have become so much
a part of you, like your DNA”. Sometimes that is just
how deep it goes – to our very marrow. That is a scary
thought – deep
into our cellular
level. Talk about
the gift that keeps
on giving….
Can
you
imagine having
the opportunity
to work through
some of these
Gifts,
by
honouring your
own birth in this
life on a spiritual
and
emotional
level and what that means to you? What if you could
be taken on a journey from your childhood to discover
your own inner soul compass, the innate voice inside
yourself that guides you every day, and find out how
this compass has been operating all your life, how that
takes you to this moment, as an adult, in the present
day?
As an adult today, you could awaken to your
soul compass and open your heart to a far deeper
understanding of self and begin to explore illusion and
truth; waking up to your reality to give yourself The Gift.
The Ottawa Spiritual Pathways Centre
will be
welcoming well-known Healer and Medium, Kelvin
Heard of the UK, to Ottawa for one week in November
where he will be offering The Gift a full-day Workshop
on November 15th and again on November 16th, as
well as offering private readings and speaking at our
Sunday Service, November 17th.
The Gift Workshop will cover everything mentioned
above as well as help you to create a shield of protection,
speak with your guides and walk a new path to bring
The Gift ever closer.
The Gift can be anything, from being a great Mother,
to wanting to become a great Teacher, or Live Your
Truth, or do that project you have always put off doing,
or learn to say what you really mean in life. It is being
able to walk in new shoes and become whole without
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You will finish the Workshop by being in your mind
looking at a mountain where you will find The Gift
that you have asked for and it will be given to you in
a unique way so that you may complete your journey.
Through The Gift, you will Open Your Heart and
Live a different life and be solid and whole spiritually
and emotionally.
Kelvin Heard has visited Ottawa before bringing
his gift of spiritual discernment and healing with him
and reaching out to the Ottawa Spiritual Community.
Kelvin is a respected, well-known healer who travels
extensively throughout the UK and Europe channeling
his beautiful healing energies and insights. He is
also
now
in
discussion now
with a publisher
regarding
his
book, A Rite of
Passage,
which
is expected to be
published in 2014
and for which
we are eagerly
awaiting.
Kelvin began
his work as a
healer
at
the
well-known Hale
Clinic in London; has had articles published about him
and his work in The Daily Mail, The Times newspapers
and Elle Magazine as well appearing on various UK
talk shows. Kelvin has also worked with well-known
celebrities such as Sarah Brightman and others.
He brings a beautiful Spirit with him and we know
you will enjoy meeting him and experiencing his
powerful healing energies which he brings with him,
and to his divinely inspired workshops.
If you are truly looking for deep healing and/or
insights into your life, attending a workshop with
Kelvin just could be your answer.
For further information on his visit,
and how
to register for The Gift, please contact us at
info@ottawaspiritualpathways.com
Submitted by - Gillian Pearlstone, Director of Healing

October 2013

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Why Alchemical Healing?
by Debbie Clarkin, www.debbieclarkin.com

I

I have been privileged to be part of many amazing
healing experiences. From this first aid application to
seeing the physical manifestations of tumours disappear
before my eyes.
Alchemical Healing has become a large part of my
life as a practitioner and teacher. I have both the honour
and pleasure of traveling across Canada, the U.S. and
Australia to share Alchemical Healing with many
wonderful people. And I have found lasting friendships
and amazing colleagues.
I invite you to join us to learn more about Alchemical
Healing in Ottawa this October.

was introduced to Alchemical Healing in 2003 and it
changed my life. I had just finished full-time studies
to become a Natural Health Practitioner and felt like
something was missing in my training. Over the course
of my life I had studied many modalities both as a
layperson for my own use and then as a professional
but everything was disjointed and exclusive in irtheir
application.
I asked the universe to help me find the missing piece.
Nicki Scully’s book Alchemical Healing was literally
experience
an
Alchemical
Healing
session,
placed in my hands by a friend who said “You should To
please
contact
Priscilla
Corcoran
at
613-859-3902,
read this.” Alchemical Healing was what I had been
looking for. I contacted Nicki and immediately knew priscilla@radiantchanges.com, www.radiantchanges.com.
that she would be my next teacher.
To learn Alchemical Healing, classes will
After my first class my role as a healer changed, I was be offered October 18-20th (Level I) and
able to incorporate all of my knowledge and training October 25-27th (Level II) by Debbie
into one all-encompassing healing art. Just as each Clarkin, a skilled Alchemical Healing
person is different each healing is different and each practitioner and teacher who has studied
person receives what they need and what is in their with Nickiy Scully for more than a decade.
highest good. I follow their lead to help them on their For information or to register, please contact
own healing journey.
Debbie at debbie@debbieclarkin.com.
Alchemical Healing is an intimate
dance between the healer and the person
receiving the healing, between spirit and
matter, between the conscious and the subconscious. As a practitioner I orchestrate the
session, but the person who is receiving the
healing takes an active part in the exchange.
Together we create sacred space and invite
Now in Ottawa!
miracles to happen.
I have witnessed physical changes in many
of my clients during a healing session.
The first time was at one of my first
The internationally renowned practical form of
Alchemical Healing classes.
A fellow
physical healing, therapeutic counseling and
student burnt her hand while cooking so we
spiritual growth using alchemy, shamanism and
decided to practice what we were learning. I
energetic healing.
started by using the energy of water to cool
the burn and removing the trauma energy.
Then I called on the plant allies to help and To learn Alchemical Healing for yourself or others join
our classes with international teacher Debbie Clarkin:
when I held out my hand I felt cold and wet
Level I: October 18-20, 2013
energy drop into it. I knew right away that
Level II: October 25-27, 2013
it was cold cooked oatmeal, and wondered
how it could help as I was expecting aloe or $450 per class ($400 if paid in full one month in advance), further $50 discount if you
maybe lavender, but I trusted Alchemical take both classes. Includes 5 meals. Some accommodations available.
Healing and applied it to the burn. She To register, contact Debbie at 250-309-0626 or debbie@debbieclarkin.com, or Priscilla
immediately felt relief. We went to class and
Textbooks by Nicki Scully:
as the morning progressed we watched the
Alchemical Healing (read before taking a class)
Power Animal Meditations
burn go through it stages. The blister came
up and went down and the burn healed so
To experience an Alchemical Healing session call
that it was just a slightly pink spot within
Priscilla Corcoran at 613-859-3902,
about an hour and a half. We were both so
priscilla@radiantchanges.com, or book online at
excited we had to share the experience with
www.radiantchanges.com
the rest of the class.

ALCHEMICAL HEALING

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From Adult to Elder

– the Fall Season of Letting Go

A

s we enter the fall season in nature as well as the
fall season of our own life, it is the time to slow
down, reflect on our life, and journey within.
This is the season to look at our life to see what is
now time to release and let go. We can start with what
may appear to be easier to do, our stuff. Things we
no longer want, no longer relate to and/or no longer
find useful. Although these terms look similar, their
impact may affect us differently. I read the series titled
The Americans (seven books) about three times over the
years and although l loved it at the time, I no longer
want to and hence, time to let them go. I also have an
old pair of pants that still fit me but I no longer want
them nor find them useful and therefore time to give
them away. I may never want to wear again my threeinch high-heel shoes but because they remind me of the
day I danced with my husband for the first time, I’m
still attached to them and not ready to part with them
yet.
It is certainly easier to let go of the stuff that are
clearly no longer fitting, outdated, worn out, nor no

longer hold a sentimental value. It is much more of
a challenge, however, to let go of things that not only
hold a sentimental value but are clearly connected to
our identity, our sense of self, our independence. What
about selling my car because public transportation is
at my doorsteps and the money I would save would
make a difference? It’s not about the mechanical thing
that I’m attached to but rather it viscerally representing
my independence, my capacity to come and go when
I want to. Moving to a smaller place after living in a
house that has been the heart and soul of family and
friends’ gatherings can also be a challenge. Again, it’s
not the structure itself that will be missed but the smells,
the energy and the irreplaceable memories that
each room holds that is unique to that place.
This may sound to some like negative
thinking, of getting stuck in living in the past, of
not moving forward, but these are real feelings
that need to be dealt with and not just ignored
or dismissed away as irrelevant. Before moving
on to the positive, which will happen, we first
need to grieve, the letting go of our sentimental
attachments when they have touched us deeply.
The working through the emotions and releasing
them, when it is time to let them go is much
healthier than forcing them out or suppressing
them. I have found that creating a ritual of
closure really helps in the releasing of these
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the life of the person and had many good laughs
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Please come and see me at the Find
the Coach Expo on October 5th
and/or the You Deserve it
Conference on October 19th.

October 2013

WHY?

By Daniel Roy CD, BA, MA, CFP, EPC, CIM, FCSI, CSWP

I

love doing goal setting with clients! There
is no greater satisfaction for me then to
work with people and seeing them achieve
their dreams. That process of creating is
very rewarding as I see “ordinary” people
achieve fantastic things in their lives.
Being that I work in the “financial” world, many of
my clients’ goals are money related. However, what I
have found is that tucked away behind these “financial”
goals is usually a lifestyle objective. As I work with
them, the whole discussion quickly turns into a cat and
mouse game of trying to uncover what the true objective
for the stated financial goal is. I call this Financial Life
Planning where one sets out a “lifestyle” or a “life goal”
and then we figure out the finances to support that goal.
When I’m with my clients, I like to drive the discussion
even further than the simplistic “objective + timeline
= money needed” equation. For me, there has to be
a WHY attached to this whole Financial Life Planning
process. When you start the process of goal setting
with the question WHY, you fundamentally change
your vision of things and the purpose of your goal.
Life becomes more than an accumulation of money and
things. Yes, these are important but are they the most
important?
For me, the real questions are: What is your life
purpose? Why are you here? Why do you do what
you do? What is your driving passion? How do you
want to be remembered when you are gone? Answer
these truthfully and see how quickly your priorities
change if they are not yet in alignment with your real
life purpose! This is Financial Life Planning and it is a
discussion that goes well beyond the money issues.
As a Retirement Coach, the discussion I have is no
different for somebody who is contemplating leaving
work. What will become your new life purpose after you
leave work? How will you occupy your time once you
retire? I have found that people without a clear sense
of purpose, an answer to the question WHY, could have

a retirement that is not as fulfilling and meaningful as
it should be. For me, somebody engaged in prolonged
“idle busyness” is a person without a sense of purpose
or a mission statement for their life.
Simone Choy, a fellow life coach based in Ottawa said
it best at a recent event when she stated that the two most
important days in your life are 1) when you are born and
2) when you figure out why you are here. I truly believe
that and any attempt to set some meaningful goals in
your life need to go through the filter of “WHY”.
Take the time to see if you can find an answer to the
questions outlined above. If you have already set some
goals for yourself, review them with this new WHY
question. See if something new resonates inside of you.
Challenge yourself and have fun with this simple yet
complex three letter word called WHY.
Daniel Roy is the principal instructor of
the Ottawa based Praxis Wealth Institute
as well as a Retirement Coach and public
speaker.
He conducts workshops and
courses that are focused on helping people
accumulate wealth as well as designing
meaningful and rewarding retirements.
daniel@praxiswealthinstitute.ca
www.praxiswealthinstitute.ca
www.yourretirementcoach.ca

Changing your Body Can Be
Ease, Joy, and Glory with the
Tools of Access Consciousness

W

ith so-called factual information about the latest
optimal diets for health and weight loss changing
as fast as the flavors at your ice cream store, how can
you know what’s really going to work for you?
The key to knowing what’s right for your body is just
that, says Access consciousness Founder Gary Douglas
– YOUR BODY!
Doctors with whom Douglas works point out that our
bodies are more different on the inside than they are on
the outside. This uniqueness goes a long way towards
explaining why no one diet works for everyone.

ACCESS CONSCIOUSNESS

Empowering People To Know That They Know
What would it take for YOU to have more of YOU?
What if you could change your BODY & enjoy it?

November 10 - This is going to be a very different Access Bars
class! It will include….
• “The Bars” with The Leaders Creating a Conscious World Seven Access Facilitators will be facilitating the one day class
and at the end you will be a Bars Practitioner.
• Energetic Synthesis of Communion® with Dr. Dain Heer - This
class will include a one hour-ish ESC session with Dr. Dain Heer,
the co-creator of Access Consciousness

Foundation Class - October 18 & 19
Level 1 Class - October 20 & 21

Access consciousness has a unique solution to
knowing what will work for your body. This solution is
to simply ask your own body.
Sounds good, you may say, but how do you do that?
Some people who are trained in kinesiology can use
muscle testing, but Douglas has not found this works
very well for him. He uses a method of testing which
involves his whole body. He holds a particular food he
has a question about in front of his solar plexus, puts his
heels and toes together, and asks if his body would like
the ingest the substance that he’s holding.
If your body leans forward, that’s a yes; backwards,
that’s a no; and sideways means you’re not asking
exactly the right question. a small adjustment in your
wording may be all that’s needed. You could change it
to, “Body, would you like to ingest this sometime today
or in the next 24 hours or this week?”
Another way of communicating with your body, if
you’re eating in a restaurant, is to let your body show
you by noticing what your eyes land on first on the
menu. Whatever you notice first, can read clearly first,
is usually the item your body would most like to eat, so
you order that. It will likely NOT be what you are most
used to eating – but you might be surprised at how
great it tastes. What tastes wonderful is exactly what
your body would really like to eat, even if it something
you never would consider normally.
When you give your body what it really requires, the
result is food that can taste orgasmic on every taste bud.
This usually lasts for 3-9 bites. As soon as the next bite

tastes like cardboard, that’s your body’s way of telling
you it’s done.
A radio show host in Utah, Donnielle Carter, went
from a size 16 to a size 6 using Access Consciousness
tools, in the space of 4 months.
She used some of the hands on body processes of
Access Consciousness, which are taught by facilitators.
Her process consisted primarily of asking herself
questions, being vulnerable and honest with herself,
and destroying the lies she’d bought that were keeping
her heavy.
One evening she ended up following a line of
questioning and processing herself until 4 in the
morning. She discovered she had made a decision about
not wanting to be seen that linked back to an argument
with a friend in high school almost 20 years earlier.
The access consciousness methods developed by
Douglas apply not only to obesity, but to all other
body conditions that you have not been able to change,
including pain, disease, allergies, self-image, shape, and
aging.
Tired of being stressed out, in pain and can’t sleep? Let the
Access Consciousness Bars nurture your body by releasing the
electromagnetic components of all thoughts, ideas, decisions,
and beliefs being held in your body!! What if when someone
told you as a child that you were ugly or fat or skinny or mean
or lazy…and you’ve been holding onto that belief in you and
your body and creating your life from that belief? What if

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REFLEXOLOGY

A Better Way to
Deal with Stress

By Kymberli Ker, Salt Puddle Alternative
Healing Therapy & Yoga
eading researchers in the field of
stress management have estimated
that up to 80% of all illness is stressrelated. Prolonged levels of stress can
lead to tiredness and irritability, a
weakening of the immune system and
the development of physical disease within our body.
Anything we can do to reduce our stress levels has a
positive impact on our overall long-term health and
therefore means we enjoy a far more productive, longer
and happier life. Research has found that Reflexology
treatments can significantly reduce stress levels in a
person’s body, and even more importantly increase
their ability to cope with stress. In today’s society, stress
is something that many people struggle with on a daily
basis.
Not only is Reflexology great for reducing stress; it
is also beneficial as a preventative measure for good
health and to strengthen our immune system. Our
immune system is often the most compromised system
when we are experiencing high levels of stress. If we
have a strong immune system, we are better able to
fight infection and disease and eventually become ill
less often. Reflexology has been proven to improve
the circulatory, nervous, respiratory, and digestive
systems. Regular treatments help the body reach and
maintain its natural equilibrium or homeostasis, thus
aiding body systems to work more efficiently together.
Reflexology works the entire body as a whole rather
than the individual systems.
Reflexology is simple to receive and the benefits are
so extensive that people often are so impressed on how
different they feel after receiving a treatment.
Reflexology is a natural healing therapy that is
centuries old. Unlike conventional medicine, which
very often deals only with the symptoms of an illness,
regular Reflexology treatments deal with the root cause.
Reflexology encourages a balance of energy and the
stimulation of the body’s self-healing properties.

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Pine Gate Mindfulness
Community
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Teachings every Thursday 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Pine Gate Meditation Hall
1252 Rideout Cr, Ottawa, ON K2C 2X7
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that happened in a different lifetime and you don’t even know
why you make the choices you make? The Bars can end the
torture and delete the patterns that hold you hostage!

There are over 56 Body Processes currently being taught
by Access Consciousness. They include everything from
losing weight; lymphatic drainage; dissolving scar tissue;
an energetic facelift that can become an eye lift, jowl lift,
breast lift and butt lift too; erasing old traumas in the body;
eliminating tumors and cysts from the body; deleting side
effects of chemo and eliminating the after-effects of radiation;
oxygenating the blood more than ever before and relief for
sore muscles; to just plain liking your body and wanting to be
in it and much more!
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Sessions contact Carol Sheehan, Certified
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I have been working as a Registered Reflexology
Therapist since 2012 and am affiliated with the
Reflexology Association of Canada. I own my own
business, Salt Puddle Alternative Healing Therapy
& Yoga and offer treatments at Planet Botanix on
Bank Street Fridays between 10:00am and 6:00pm.
Receipts are available to those who have coverage
under their health insurance plan.

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Garo and Friends bring Rumi Remembered to Ottawa
By Rouba Dabboussy

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orn where east meets west, to an Armenian family
in Turkey, young Garo Altinian longed to explore
the new world. That dream came true in 1968 when
teenaged Garo and his family, with only a couple of
Turkish rugs and their clothes, made the one-way trip
to Canada.
As years went by, Garo’s search to find meaning
became a life-long quest. The search drew him to
Gurdjieff among other philosophers and teachers.
“Take the wisdom of the East and the knowledge of the
West and then seek” -- a single line in Gurjieff’s writings
set off the quest to a much deeper path. So Garo began
to seek, first by immersing himself in Vedic philosophy
and practices, then both eastern and western paths.
Ironically, Garo encountered Sufism in Canada -- a
philosophy originated in the same region where he was
born. The music and chanting so integral to the path
(Tariqa) and practices in Sufism (as it is in the Vedic
practices and other spiritual paths) became an essential
part of Garo’s life.
Having played the mandolin in his youth, Garo
was drawn to the guitar; soon it became a part of his
daily practice. Garo began composing inspirational
and devotional songs, but it was not until experiencing
Mewlana Jalal’uddin Rumi’s poetry that the music and
songs poured out. Or, as Garo describes it, “the music
began coming through him”.
With a musically talented, like-minded circle, Garo
and various friends began performing inspirational
concerts “Ilham” in Toronto, stimulating audiences to
seek and to connect.

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In 2012, Garo and Friends released their first CD Rumi
Remembered - Inspiration at a Toronto concert alongside
Coleman Barks. Barks, a leading interpreter of Rumi’s
poetry, praised Garo and Friends as “musicians for
healing the soul and opening the heart”. Now a resident
of Ottawa, Garo encountered talented musicians here.
As the circle of friends grew, so did the urge to bring
Rumi Remembered to Ottawa.
Rumi Remembered is a celebration of the life, and
legacy of the great teacher, poet and mystic Rumi.
Amongst the greatest mystical poets, he has attracted
spiritual seekers from diverse paths for centuries. When
reading Rumi, poet of the heart, one dives deep within
mesmerised by the poetic and powerful imagery.
Rumi Remembered is a concert fusing traditional
and western instrumentation, performed by Garo and
Friends, an ensemble of twelve musicians, vocalists and
whirlers. Combining instruments of the east and west,
they bring contemplative melodies through original
music and songs in English, Turkish, French and Persian.
All religions, all this singing, one song.
The differences are just illusion and vanity.
Sunlight looks a little different on this wall
than it does on that wall
and a lot different on this other one,
but it is still One light
Mewlana Jalal’uddin Rumi
-- 1207–1273

October 2013

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Parenting With Wisdom

Emotional Literacy

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OCTOBER - Thursday, October 3, (7:15-9 pm)
Talk: “TOTEMS - THE ZOO IN YOU!” with Julie Desmarais
Join Clairvoyant Energy Master Julie Desmarais as your guide in
getting to know your ‘true nature’ better! Using inspiring real life
stories she will help you REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE and the
awesome potential within YOU! She will support, enlighten and inspire
‘Your Connection to Your Animal Totem Guardians’! See you there!
Location: at the Ottawa Citizen, 1101 Baxter Rd (donations welcome)
(...and continuing...) Saturday, October 19 (1-4 pm)
Workshop: “Totems - Discovering & Uncovering the Zoo in You!”
with Julie Desmarais
Join Clairvoyant Energy Master Julie Desmarais as your guide in
REMEMBERING WHO YOU ARE! She will teach Animal Totem 101
and speak to: what is a totem? ; why they are so important in your life
? ; why you may have disconnected from them; how to reconnect,
honour and work with them; and finally, how your totems can boost
your self-esteem and confidence! Julie will also take you on a guided
meditation/journey to meet and be inspired by ' Your Animal Totems'.
Location: Hintonburg Community Centre, 1064 Wellington St. ($20.)
Phone: (work) please leave messages: 613-688-1717
( next ) NOVEMBER Thursday, November 7, (7:15 - 9 pm)
Talk: Healing Crystals – From Atlantis to present time with Linda Steele.
Linda Steele is a Shamanic energy healer and crystal practitioner. Join
Linda and discover why crystals are enjoying a renaissance for healing
and being used in everyday life. www.lindaenergyhealer.com
Location: at the Ottawa Citizen, 1101 Baxter Rd (donations welcome)

All are welcome to our events. For volunteering please
contact jldube@rogers.com or phone 613-724-6021
Dora Joseph, Article and Program Coordinator, SFC Volunteer

Whirling dervishes will perform Sema, the meditative
movements, to traditional Sufi music. Originating among
the Turkish Sufis and followers of Rumi “Mevlevi Order of
Sufis”, the practice has been passed down to devotees for
centuries. In 2005, UNESCO proclaimed the “The Mevlevi
Sema Ceremony” of Turkey as amongst the Masterpieces
of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
The concert is on Saturday, November 9, 2013, 7pm at
Kailash Mital Theatre- Southam Hall- Carleton University.
For more information, go to www.garoandfriends.ca or to
Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/517706981643538/
Tickets are $20.00 online at www.garoandfriends.ca, in
person at Singing Pebble Books at 202 Main St.
613-230-9165 or at the door two hours prior to the concert.

motional literacy refers to the ability to first
recognize and then speak authentically about
one’s feelings. This is a life skill that people of
all ages can learn and use effectively throughout
life. We identify five core feelings: anger, sadness,
fear, joy and sexual feelings. We acknowledge that
students prior to puberty do not readily recognize
their sexual feelings, so for pre-teens we use the fourcore feelings: anger, sadness, fear and joy.
Each of the four feelings is associated with a body
centre. Generally, anger is stored and felt in the
head, the shoulders and the back; sadness is felt in
the chest; fear is felt in the belly; and, joy is often
experienced all over the body as well as circulating
out of the body in the form of tingling and streaming.
Sometimes we may feel a feeling that is a combination
of more than one feeling. For example, jealousy is
a combination of anger, sadness and fear. Other
“combo” feelings are guilt and shame. It’s useful
to check in with oneself to determine which of the
core feelings is most activated when one is feeling a
combo feeling or to honour that more than one of the
five core feelings is being activated at the same time.
Blame and ‘story’ that are usually defensive in nature
are not important and are even discouraged. Why we
are feeling the feeling is not as valuable as how and
what we are feeling. Authentic sharing of feelings
brings about a rapid shift from the core feeling to
the experience of aliveness and even bliss if a full
feeling cycle is allowed and experienced. Becoming
emotionally literate then minimizes defensiveness
and drama and aids in returning back to essence,
vitality and aliveness.
Rabia Wilcox is a Certified
Conscious Living Coach with
the Hendricks Institute
www.hendricks.com.
613-293-7909.
For upcoming events and
workshops or to order the
Conscious Kids’ Curriculum
as an e-book for $27.95 (US)
please visit:
www.rabiawilcox.com

he first thing to know about healing osteoporosis
is that bones repair themselves naturally, without
drugs. It’s a matter of understanding why our bones
weakened in the first place and responding to those
causes while optimizing supporting factors.
In my experience and research, the
main triggers of bone loss are: poor diet,
lack of exercise, deficiencies, hormonal
imbalances, toxins & medications and the
specific shock of feeling devalued.
To simplify the contributing dietary factors, bones will weaken with too much
acidity and not enough minerals. The
main sources of acids are soft drinks, coffee and excess protein. Decreasing these
foods, as well as salt & alcohol, shifting
the diet towards more vegetables and fruits and supplementing with alkaline minerals such as calcium and
magnesium will help regenerate bone.
As for exercise, convincing research shows that exercise in short bursts with increasing intensity is best
for rebuilding muscle and bone—as well as stimulating
the anti-aging human growth hormone. Running marathons or long stretches of cardio will actually weaken
bones. Good resources are the book PACE by Dr. Al
Sears and the popular website Mercola.com.
The other aspect of exercise is whether a patient has
enough energy to do intense activity. Sometimes we
need to slow right down and do rejuvenating therapies
such as restorative yoga, chi gong, strolling in nature,
deep breathing and lots of resting before we are ready
to start more intensive movement. This isn’t easy, but
once accepted helps us connect with our deeper wisdom and allows our energies to rise…
In the deficiency category, most people think of calcium for bones but there are a host of nutrients that work
together to maintain and repair bone tissue, including
magnesium, phosphorus, boron and vitamin D for us
northerners. There is a wealth of fine-tuning around
these supplements, including how to assess them. I
usually start with a screening hair analysis and go from
there. If there are a lot of low values, it’s important to
improve the capacity of the digestion to absorb.
Toxins and medications that interfere with bone
metabolism include cadmium, nicotine, isoniazid, corticosteroids, tetracycline, thyroid preparations and
antacids.
Hormonal imbalances can be straight forward or
quite complicated, such as a simple lack of progesterone

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or testosterone or an imbalance between
cortisol and DHEA. Blood tests are important to sort this out, but one must be
careful not to get too caught up in tests and
lose sight of the simple basics. Learning to
relax can substantially help the hormones
rebalance and recharge.
More specifically on the topic of stress
and relaxation is the information from
German New Medicine (GNM) that bones
respond to shocks of devaluation by
thinning.
In North America, the greatest population experiencing osteoporosis is post-menopausal women, which
we assume is due to receding hormones. Yet in Eastern
Europe, where women gain in status when older, becoming matriarchs in their communities, they have a
low rate of bone loss despite poor diets and few gyms.
A testimony to the devaluation women experience
when they age in our culture!
Finally, there is another helpful piece of information
from GNM, which is that bones ache when they are repairing and that this process tends to take 6-8 weeks,
longer if there are relapses into feeling devalued or if
there is fear around the pain.
Katherine Willow N.D. practices at the Carp Ridge
Natural Health Clinic and will give an afternoon workshop on osteoporosis with Navjit Kaur RYT and Laura
Batson ND at the Yoga and Tea studio in Carp. Register
online at yogaandtea.com or call 613-304-6320.

EVENTS AT THE CARP RIDGE
NATURAL HEALTH CLINIC
Mind-Body Medicine Intro (GNM)
TBA in October • 7-8:30pm $20 at the door
Day Retreats at the EcoWellness Centre!
Spend a day at the pond cabin, strolling in nature and
accessing our services.
Osteoporosis Workshop
Integrating yoga and naturopathic medicine
Saturday, Oct. 26, 1-4pm at Yoga & Tea/Carp
RSVP at 613-839-1198 or www.ecowellness.com

October 2013

Changing Seasons:
Protect The Skin You’re In

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utumn brings change, physically as well as mentally.
Our skin can retain much more moisture during
the summer months, especially with
the humidity that comes with living in
a valley, but cooler temperatures mean
our skin must adjust as well to drying
out more easily. We are confronted with
winter’s drying effects both inside and
out-windy days outside and dry heat
inside contribute to the skin’s moisture
loss. Those with dermatitis, excema or
psoriasis may have found some relief
in warmer months, but find their skin
is now subject to painful cracking and
sores.
So what to do? First, understand
that your skin needs time to adjust to
a new environment, so anything you
add to your skincare regime must be
attempted over a week or more. And
I always suggest using ingredients,
rather than finished product, if you
have sensitive skin. That way you
can immediately identify something
that works well or that you should avoid. Shea butter
is something I often recommend as a premier skin
care healer. Shea butter, also known as karite butter, is
derived from the kernels of Butyrospermum parkii, the
Shea nut tree native to Western Africa.
Traditionally, Shea nut trees are owned collectively
and are thought to be the lifeline of the people of Ghana
because they supply fruit to make the butter all year
round. Interestingly, the men own the trees while the
women are allowed to gather the nuts, giving them
an independent source of income. It is harvested and
processed according to age old methods, leaving a
finished product that has a slightly creamy look and a
slightly smoky odour. Most people enjoy the scent, but

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The Blue Pill or the Red Pill?

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n one of my favorite movies, The Matrix, Neo is living
in a world that he thinks is real. Part way through
the movie, he is shown another reality and he becomes
aware that life isn’t what he thought it was; what he
thought was real, necessarily wasn’t. The film explores
the philosophy of reality. One way to define reality is by
what you think is right. Another way to define reality is
by what you focus on.

So imagine if all the upset, worry, offense, hurt
feelings, and depression were not real? What if you
could wipe it all away like dust off of a T.V. screen? What
would you be left with? If the upset, worry, hurt feelings
etc. were “filling you up”, and you took that all away,
what else would be there? Would there be anything left?
In other words, are “pleasant” emotions just the absence
of “negative” emotions? Is joy merely the absence of
despair or sadness? Is peace due to the lack of anger or
worry? Or are these states of being, of joy and peace,
more than just the shortage of other emotions?
I refer to joy and peace as well as the other “emotions”
I’ve mentioned so far as states of being because they
are more than just emotions, more than just chemicals
coursing through our bodies. With each of these
emotions, there is a particular energy flow, a posture,
tension, awareness, focus, breath and movement;
therefore they are whole body/whole person states.
I am presenting you the idea that we are filled with all
emotions, all the time and that we have the capacity to
shift from one emotion to another, like actors being able
to inhabit different characters. We have the capability
to pick and choose, like food at a buffet, it’s all there
waiting for us, and all we have to do is focus on what
we want.
If you base what’s real on what you’re feeling, that
state that you’re in, then it can turn out one of two ways.
You can lock that state into your identity with a diagnosis
or self-belief, and that becomes your only reality or you
can learn to shift your state to another through using
your focus, breath, energy and movement/tension and
awareness.

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Network Spinal Analysis (NSA) helps you to become
aware of your breath, energy, focus and movement/
tension, which in turn give you more capacity to shift
your state. Initially, it happens without you consciously
doing it, you notice that you don’t react to things the
same way. After a while though, through practice,
you learn to shift your state consciously. This is very
empowering and it allows you to better weather
any storm that you are going through as well as
experience more of what you want in your life and if

you’re anything like me, you’ll want more joy, peace,
love, compassion and courage. I think this is the true
definition of happiness, the ability to shift states in the
moment and stay connected within to the things that
matter most to you. And this is the gift of NSA.
One of our practice members used to come in quite
worried, anxious and tense over what was going on
in her life. She was part of the government cutbacks/
layoffs recently and she didn’t know what she was
going to do if she was to lose her job. This situation
was really challenging her beliefs about herself, her
life plan, and her needs of security and stability. With
regular entrainments, she started seeing herself in a
different light, she was able to see herself apart from
her job, strong and independent. She soon found out
that she did indeed lose her job but with her newfound
sense of self and connection, she was able to turn herself
around and actually strike out on a new path of selfemployment and creativity!
“Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy.
Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience
of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or
one that can literally save their lives.”
~ Tony Robbins
If you are interested in learning more, please visit
www.thehappyspine.ca. Dr. Tony Sandorfi has been
serving the National Capital Region for 16 years with
devoted passion. He continues to help thousands of
people create the change they want and get the most
out of their lives.

October 2013

Your True Self

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Channeled by Lisa Virtue

T

o know who we truly are seems to be the question
of the day. It is this search that drives many of us in
our quest for enlightenment. But what is it we are truly
seeking? What is this true self of which we speak?
The true self by definition is that which is not false.
Many people come to recognize things that feel false in
their lives. When how they feel inside does not align
with their actions. So this is how they distinguish having
a true self. It is because they are feeling a disconnect.
The true self is what feels right. It is what feels good to
you. When you think about something and everything
feels in alignment. So how do you know what this true
self is? At first you come to recognize it from what it is
not. And I suggest you can use those, then, to determine
what the opposite is, to assist in finding the truth.
So determining your true self is a feeling process. It
has been a lifetime of input, which you’ve accepted, that
has led you away from living fully as this true self. Now
while the true self of your pure essence is always there
(it has never left) you may have disguised it, hidden it,
and layered over it with any number of things.
Why is it important to uncover this true self? When
you are feeling in alignment with your true self, you
have a feeling of great joy, peace, and acceptance of what
is in the world, and experiences around you. You are
authentic in your expression, there is nothing hidden,
nothing left behind. Honest and pure is what defines
this. It can feel like a great weight has been taken off
of you when that which has accumulated is released or
healed.
Living as your authentic, or true self, is you fully
expressing who you are from a place of knowing and
self-acceptance without fear of recrimination. Being
alive and living the experience that is unique to you.
Owning that, being that, loving that. This is why people
are now becoming more interested in the “alternative
practices”. It is through this energetic and feeling way
of discovering their truth that seems most accessible.
Living in that way feels good. There is no hesitation.
Living in our truth, we find ourselves with
compassion and greater understanding of others and
their particular conditions. We come to know that life is
more integrated than we imagined, by knowing who we
are. I encourage this journey of self “re-discovery”. For
people living in this way en masse would create great
changes to help bring better feeling to the planet in our

experiences. So take those strides to peel the layers of
accumulation away to reveal your light within.
It is my journey now to assist others in re-discovering
their truth, their light. To facilitate this shedding of that
which feels false, and enable them to live their greatest,
highest, best truth in integrity. It is my honour to serve
that purpose.
If you feel called to join me in a session, a workshop
or an event that calls to your heart as a possibility for
unravelling some of your layers, I would be honoured
to fulfil that purpose for you.
Please contact me at 613-296-4271 lisa@lisavirtue.
com Facebook.com/LisaVirtue01 or www.LisaVirtue.
com
I honour the light within you as a reflection as well of
the light within me. May we all shine brightly.
Lisa Virtue is an energy healer, medium,
channel and teacher.